Psalm 37:32
New International Version
The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, intent on putting them to death;

New Living Translation
The wicked wait in ambush for the godly, looking for an excuse to kill them.

English Standard Version
The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death.

Berean Standard Bible
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,

King James Bible
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

New King James Version
The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to slay him.

New American Standard Bible
The wicked spies upon the righteous And seeks to kill him.

NASB 1995
The wicked spies upon the righteous And seeks to kill him.

NASB 1977
The wicked spies upon the righteous, And seeks to kill him.

Legacy Standard Bible
The wicked spies upon the righteous And seeks to put him to death.

Amplified Bible
The wicked lies in wait for the righteous And seeks to kill him.

Christian Standard Bible
The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous and intends to kill him;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him;

American Standard Version
The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The wicked lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.

Contemporary English Version
The wicked try to trap and kill good people,

Douay-Rheims Bible
The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death,

English Revised Version
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The wicked person watches the righteous person and seeks to kill him.

Good News Translation
Wicked people watch good people and try to kill them;

International Standard Version
The wicked stalks the righteous person, seeking to kill him,

JPS Tanakh 1917
The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.

Literal Standard Version
The wicked is watching for the righteous, | And is seeking to put him to death.

Majority Standard Bible
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,

New American Bible
The wicked spies on the righteous and seeks to kill him.

NET Bible
Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

New Revised Standard Version
The wicked watch for the righteous, and seek to kill them.

New Heart English Bible
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.

Webster's Bible Translation
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

World English Bible
The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him.

Young's Literal Translation
The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Do Not Envy Those who Do Wrong
31The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter. 32Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them, 33the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.…

Cross References
Genesis 37:18
Now Joseph's brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.

Psalm 10:8
He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

Psalm 17:11
They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,

Psalm 37:14
The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

Psalm 109:16
For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.

Daniel 6:11
Then these men went as a group and found Daniel petitioning and imploring his God.


Treasury of Scripture

The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.

watcheth

Psalm 37:12
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

Psalm 10:8-10
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor…

Jeremiah 20:10
For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

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Psalm 37
1. David persuades to patience and confidence in God,
12. by the different estate of the godly and the wicked














Verse 32. - The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. Wicked men hate righteous men, as being a reproach to them, and also as being a hindrance and a danger. The righteous thwart their plans, oppose their proceedings, often frustrate their counsels. Sometimes their opposition brings the wicked man into peril, as when it takes the shape of prosecution before a court, or of help given to one who has fallen among thieves. Hence the hatred felt by the wicked towards the righteous is not surprising. It leads the wicked to entertain murderous thoughts - to be ever "watching" for an opportunity when he may take the righteous man at a disadvantage, and, if no other means of removing him from his path present themselves, kill him. Modern civilization, with its precautions and "resources," prevents actual violence for the most part; but the tour-derous instinct remains, and even now, in his heart, many a wicked man is a murderer.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Though the wicked
רָ֭שָׁע (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

lie in wait
צוֹפֶ֣ה (ṣō·w·p̄eh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6822: To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await

for the righteous,
לַצַּדִּ֑יק (laṣ·ṣad·dîq)
Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6662: Just, righteous

and seek
וּ֝מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ (ū·mə·ḇaq·qêš)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

to slay them,
לַהֲמִיתוֹ׃‪‬ (la·hă·mî·ṯōw)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill


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