Bible Strands
Psalms 92:7
that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist, in a Sabbath song of praise, addresses the LORD while contrasting the temporary prosperity of the wicked with God's eternal exaltation. The verse sits between the fool's failure to understand (v. 6) and the declaration that the LORD is exalted forever (v. 8).
The words — יָצִיצוּ (yâtsîtsû, "they blossomed," H6692) is a rare, vivid verb that intensifies the image beyond generic flourishing. The object of the wicked's activity is אָוֶן ('âven, "wickedness/iniquity," H205), a weightier term than simple "evil."
The thread — The same contrast—wicked flourish, wicked destroyed—runs through Psalms 37:38 and 73:18, and the call not to envy the wicked opens Psalms 37:1.
Why it lands — It asks the reader to stop measuring the wicked by their present visibility and to hold the longer arc of divine judgment. The verse is a direct counter to the envy that their apparent success provokes.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
Cross-references
- Psalms 37:38 But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
- Psalms 73:18 Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
- Psalms 37:1 Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
- Psalms 37:35 I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
- Jeremiah 12:1 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
- 1 Peter 1:24 For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
- Malachi 4:1 “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”
- James 1:10 But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
- Psalms 73:12 Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.
- Malachi 3:15 So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”