Psalms 37:32 · KJV
“The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.”
— Psalms 37:32
The law of his God {is} in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. {steps: or, goings}
The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
Psalms 37 — Context
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
31The law of his God {is} in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. {steps: or, goings}
32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
33The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see {it}.
Cross References
Psalms 10:8-10
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor. {are...: Heb. hide themselves}
Luke 19:47-48
And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
Luke 14:1
And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
Jeremiah 20:10
For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, {say they}, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, {saying}, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him. {All...: Heb. Every man of my peace}
Luke 20:20
And they watched {him}, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
Luke 6:7
And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
Acts 9:24
But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
Luke 11:54
Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.