Psalms 37:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 37:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 37:8 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 37:8 — KJV
“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.”
— Psalms 37:8 (KJV)
Psalms 37:8 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 37:8
“Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us? befall: Heb. find”
Shares key themes with Psalms 37:8: anger, forsake, any
“Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked; Fret...: or, Keep not company with the wicked”
Shares key themes with Psalms 37:8: fret, thyself, any
“When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 37:8: anger, any, evil
“Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 37:8: anger, any, wise
“And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 37:8: anger, wrath, any
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