Psalms 37:19 · KJV
“They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.”
— Psalms 37:19
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD {shall be} as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. {the fat: Heb. the preciousness}
Psalms 37 — Context
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
18The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD {shall be} as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. {the fat: Heb. the preciousness}
21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
Cross References
Psalms 33:19
To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
Proverbs 10:3
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. {the substance...: or, the wicked for their wickedness}
Job 5:20-22
In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. {power: Heb. hands}
Isaiah 33:16
He shall dwell on high: his place of defence {shall be} the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters {shall be} sure. {high: Heb. heights, or, high places}
Amos 5:13
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it {is} an evil time.
Ephesians 5:16
Redeeming the time, because the days are 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.
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.