Psalm 37:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For the armsזְרֹועֹ֣ות
(ze·ro·v·'o·vt)
2220: arm, shoulder, strengthfrom an unused word
of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
will be broken,תִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָה
(ti·sha·var·nah;)
7665: to break, break in piecesa prim. root
But the LORDיְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
sustainsוְסֹומֵ֖ךְ
(ve·so·v·mech)
5564: to lean, lay, rest, supporta prim. root
the righteous.צַדִּיקִ֣ים
(tzad·di·kim)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq


















KJV Lexicon
For the arms
zrowa`  (zer-o'-ah)
the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force -- arm, + help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.
of the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
shall be broken
shabar  (shaw-bar')
to burst -- break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken(-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, quite, tear
but the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
upholdeth
camak  (saw-mak')
to prop; reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
the righteous
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the LORD sustains the righteous.

King James Bible
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD supports the righteous.

International Standard Version
For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

NET Bible
for evil men will lose their power, but the LORD sustains the godly.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because the arms of the wicked will be broken; Lord Jehovah supports the righteous.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The arms of wicked people will be broken, but the LORD continues to support righteous people.

King James 2000 Bible
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholds the righteous.
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