Psalm 37:19
New International Version
In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

New Living Translation
They will not be disgraced in hard times; even in famine they will have more than enough.

English Standard Version
they are not put to shame in evil times; in the days of famine they have abundance.

Berean Standard Bible
In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.

King James Bible
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

New King James Version
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

New American Standard Bible
They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And in the days of famine they will have plenty.

NASB 1995
They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And in the days of famine they will have abundance.

NASB 1977
They will not be ashamed in the time of evil; And in the days of famine they will have abundance.

Legacy Standard Bible
They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And in the days of famine they will be satisfied.

Amplified Bible
They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And in the days of famine they will have plenty and be satisfied.

Christian Standard Bible
They will not be disgraced in times of adversity; they will be satisfied in days of hunger.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They will not be disgraced in times of adversity; they will be satisfied in days of hunger.

American Standard Version
They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil; And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they will not be ashamed in the evil time and in days of famine they will be satisfied.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.

Contemporary English Version
They won't be in trouble when times are bad, and they will have plenty when food is scarce.

Douay-Rheims Bible
They shall not be confounded in the evil time; and in the days of famine they shall be filled :

English Revised Version
They shall not be ashamed in the time of evil: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They will not be put to shame in trying times. Even in times of famine they will be satisfied.

Good News Translation
They will not suffer when times are bad; they will have enough in time of famine.

International Standard Version
They will not experience shame in times of trouble; in times of famine they will have plenty.

JPS Tanakh 1917
They shall not be ashamed in the time of evil; And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

Literal Standard Version
They are not ashamed in a time of evil, | And they are satisfied in days of famine.

Majority Standard Bible
In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.

New American Bible
They will not be ashamed when times are bad; in days of famine they will be satisfied.

NET Bible
They will not be ashamed when hard times come; when famine comes they will have enough to eat.

New Revised Standard Version
they are not put to shame in evil times, in the days of famine they have abundance.

New Heart English Bible
They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

Webster's Bible Translation
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

World English Bible
They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

Young's Literal Translation
They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.

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Context
Do Not Envy Those who Do Wrong
18The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever. 19In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied. 20But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.…

Cross References
Job 5:20
In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.

Psalm 33:19
to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

Psalm 37:39
The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.

Psalm 41:1
Blessed is he who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.


Treasury of Scripture

They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

in the evil

Ecclesiastes 9:12
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

Amos 5:13
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

Micah 2:3
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil.

days

Psalm 33:19
To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

Job 5:20-22
In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword…

Proverbs 10:3
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

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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 19. - They shall not be ashamed in the evil times. If they fall into adversity, it will not cause them to feel shame. They will know that they are not being punished for evil-doing, but that God is trying them and purifying them (Job 36:8-11). And in the days of famine they shall he satisfied (comp. Psalm 33:19).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
In the time
בְּעֵ֣ת (bə·‘êṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

of evil
רָעָ֑ה (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

they will not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

be ashamed,
יֵ֭בֹשׁוּ (yê·ḇō·šū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed

and in the days
וּבִימֵ֖י (ū·ḇî·mê)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3117: A day

of famine
רְעָב֣וֹן (rə·‘ā·ḇō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7459: Hunger, lack of food, famine

they will be satisfied.
יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ (yiś·bā·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7646: To be sated, satisfied or surfeited


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