11 translations · Hebrew
Psalm 37:25
I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
Psalm 37:25 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
- KJV King James Version
- I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
- ASV American Standard Version
- I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- I have been young, || I have also become old, || And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, || And his seed seeking bread.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Once I was young, and now I've grown old, yet I've never seen those who do right abandoned, nor their children having to beg for bread.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.
- DBY Darby Translation
- I have been young, and now am old, and I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread:
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · Psalm 36:25 in this edition
- I have been young, and now am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| נַ֤עַר׀ | na·‘ar | young | H5288 נַ֫עַר youth |
| הָיִ֗יתִי | hā·yî·ṯî | I once was | H1961 הָיָה to be |
| גַּם־ | gam- | and now | H1571 גַּם also |
| זָ֫קַ֥נְתִּי | zā·qan·tî | am old | H2204 זָקֵן be old |
| וְֽלֹא־ | wə·lō- | yet never | H3808 לֹא not |
| רָ֭אִיתִי | rā·’î·ṯî | have I seen | H7200 רָאָה to see: see |
| צַדִּ֣יק | ṣad·dîq | the righteous | H6662 צַדִּיק righteous |
| נֶעֱזָ֑ב | ne·‘ĕ·zāḇ | abandoned | H5800 עָזַב to leave: forsake |
| וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹ | wə·zar·‘ōw | or their children | H2233 זֶ֫רַע seed |
| מְבַקֶּשׁ־ | mə·ḇaq·qeš- | begging | H1245 בָּקַשׁ to seek |
| לָֽחֶם׃ | lā·ḥem | for bread | H3899 לֶ֫חֶם food |
Related verses
- Hebrews 13:5
Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”
- Psalm 37:28
For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
- Psalm 25:13
His soul shall dwell at ease. His offspring shall inherit the land.
- Psalm 112:2
His offspring will be mighty in the land. The generation of the upright will be blessed.
- 1 Samuel 12:22
For Yahweh will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased Yahweh to make you a people for himself.
- 2 Corinthians 4:9
pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;
- Psalm 94:14
For Yahweh won’t reject his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
- Psalm 71:18
Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.
- Joshua 1:5
No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail you nor forsake you.
- Genesis 17:7
I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your offspring after you.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
23 A man’s goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.
24 Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
26 All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed.
27 Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.
Read all of Psalm 37 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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