Passage

Psalms 37.12

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

10. For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be. 11. But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12. The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

The Lord will laugh at him; For he seeth that his day is coming. 14. The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way. (Psalms 37:10-14, ASV)

WEB

10. For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there. 11. But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12. The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming. 14. The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path. (Psalms 37:10-14, WEB)

KJV

10. For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. 11. But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12. The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. ^{plotteth: or, practiseth}

The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. 14. The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. ^{such: Heb. the upright of way} (Psalms 37:10-14, KJV)

YLT

10. And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not. 11. And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.

12. The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.

The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh. 14. A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way. (Psalms 37:10-14, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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