Psalms 37:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יוֹדֵ֣עַ יְ֭הוָה יְמֵ֣י תְמִימִ֑ם וְ֝נַחֲלָתָ֗ם לְעוֹלָ֥ם תִּהְיֶֽה׃

Transliteration

Yôdēaʿ YHWH yəmê təmîmîm, and their naḥălātām forever will tihyeh.

Grammar Details

• *yôdēaʿ*: Qal participle, masculine singular - knowing/is aware of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh
• *yəmê*: masculine plural construct - days of
• *təmîmîm*: masculine plural adjective/noun - blameless ones
• *naḥălātām*: feminine singular noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their inheritance
• *ləʿôlām*: preposition + masculine singular noun - forever/eternally
• *tihyeh*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it will be

Word Meanings

• *yôdēaʿ*: knows/is aware of/takes notice of
• *təmîmîm*: blameless ones/complete ones/perfect ones
• *naḥălātām*: their inheritance/their heritage/their possession

Referenced Verses

• Ps 1:6 : 6 For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.
• Ps 31:7 : 7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy lovingkindness; For thou hast seen my affliction: Thou hast known my soul in adversities;
• Ps 73:24 : 24 Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.
• Ps 103:17 : 17 But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children's children;
• Isa 60:21 : 21 Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
• Matt 6:32 : 32 For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
• Matt 24:21-24 : 21 for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. 23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here; believe [it] not. 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
• Rom 5:21 : 21 that, as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Rom 6:23 : 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 Howbeit the firm foundation of God standeth, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his: and, Let every one that nameth the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.
• 2 Tim 3:1-5 : 1 But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; 5 holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.
• 2 Tim 4:2-4 : 2 preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts; 4 and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.
• 1 Pet 1:4-5 : 4 unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
• 1 John 2:25 : 25 And this is the promise which he promised us, [even] the life eternal.
• Rev 11:3-5 : 3 And I will give unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 4 These are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks, standing before the Lord of the earth. 5 And if any man desireth to hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth and devoureth their enemies; and if any man shall desire to hurt them, in this manner must he be killed.
• Ps 31:15 : 15 My times are in thy hand: Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
• Ps 37:13 : 13 The Lord will laugh at him; For he seeth that his day is coming.
• Ps 49:5 : 5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?
• Ps 16:11 : 11 Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
• Ps 21:4 : 4 He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him, Even length of days for ever and ever.
• Deut 33:25 : 25 Thy bars shall be iron and brass; And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.