Psalm 37:20 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter)

²⁰ But wicked men, and foes of God, as fat of lambs, decay; They shall consume, yea, into smoke they shall consume away.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs [that is consumed in smoke] and as the glory of the pastures. They shall vanish; like smoke shall they consume away.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; in smoke shall they consume away.

Common English Bible

²⁰ But the wicked will die, the LORD’s enemies will disappear— disappear like the beauty of a meadow—in smoke.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ But my enemies live, and they have been stronger than me. And those who have wrongfully hated me have been multiplied.

Psalm 37:20 Cross References

Psalm 102:3

For, as an hearth, my bones are burnt, my days, like smoke, do waste.

Psalm 68:2

As smoke is driv'n, so drive thou them; as fire melts wax away, Before God's face let wicked men so perish and decay.

Psalm 68:3

But let the righteous be glad: let them before God's sight Be very joyful; yea, let them rejoice with all their might.

Psalm 92:9

For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, thine en'mies perish shall; The workers of iniquity shall be dispersed all.