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Psalms 37:19
In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the community, contrasting the secure future of the blameless with the sudden destruction of the wicked. The verse sits between a promise of lasting inheritance for the righteous and a declaration that the wicked will vanish like smoke.
The words — יֵ֭בֹשׁוּ (Ye.vo.shu) translates literally to "they will be ashamed," and יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ (yis.Ba.'u) means "they will be satisfied." These paired verbs establish the verse's core claim of preserved dignity and provision during crisis.
The thread — The motif of God sustaining the righteous through scarcity runs through Psalms 33:19, Proverbs 10:3, and Job 5:20. Each reference ties divine deliverance from death or hunger directly to covenant faithfulness.
Why it lands — The text states that the blameless will face no disgrace and will receive fullness during famine, while the wicked will perish. A reader must accept that divine preservation is guaranteed for the righteous regardless of external scarcity.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
Cross-references
- Psalms 33:19 to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
- Proverbs 10:3 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.
- Job 5:20 In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
- Isaiah 33:16 he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
- Amos 5:13 Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
- Ephesians 5:16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
- Ecclesiastes 9:12 For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
- Micah 2:3 Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.