 | Christian life - 1864 - 346 pages
...the world — " Behold, these are the ungodly, who are brought into desolation, as in a moment." " I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading...not ; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found." " Surely thou didst set them in slippery places ; thou castedst them down into destruction." CONTRAST... | |
 | Thaddeus Mason Harris - Nature in the Bible - 1824 - 474 pages
...is mentioned only in Psal. xxxvii. 35, 36. " I have seen the ungodly in great power, and flourishing like a green bay-tree. Yet he passed away, and lo...not. Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found." A ben Ezra, Jarchi, Kimchi, Jerom, and some others say that the original may mean only " a native tree,"... | |
 | John Locke - Bible - 1824 - 522 pages
...young, and now am old, yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread, &c. I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading...himself like a green bay-tree ; yet he passed away. — Ps. xxxvii. 16. 25. 35, 36. Every man walketh in a vain show ; surely they are disquieted in vain... | |
 | John Locke - Bible - 1824 - 530 pages
...young, and now am old, yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread, &c. I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay -tree ; yet he passed away. — Pa. xxxvii. 16. 25. 35, 36. Every man walketh in a vain show ;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Oral reading - 1824 - 308 pages
...better to be a doer-keeper in the house of the Lord, than to dwell in !he tents of wickedness. 1 ir.ire seen the wicked in great power ; and spreading himself like a green bay-tree. Yet lie passed away : I sought him, but he could not be found. Happy is the man ttia' fin.loth vtist\wrn.... | |
 | Robert Robinson - Baptists - 1824 - 450 pages
...of a scourge, and his little history, told by many a tongue round many a fire, amounts to this ; " I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree, yet he passed away, and lo, he was not. I have seen the foolish taking root; but suddenly... | |
 | Visitation of the sick Order for the - 1824 - 132 pages
...way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land : when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not : yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. Mark... | |
 | Richard Cecil - Theology - 1825 - 436 pages
...those of whom the Psalmist speaks in the verses before the text: 'I have seen the wicked,' says he, ' in great power, and spreading himself like a green...! yea, I sought him ; but he could not be found.' He shone as a meteor : he blazed like a comet in his day : but still he passed away! he was gone like... | |
 | Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck - 1825 - 480 pages
...and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land : when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. 116 36. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not : yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. 37. Mark the perfect man and behold the upright : for the end of that man is peace. 38. But the transgressors... | |
 | George Paxton - 1825 - 578 pages
...propriety : " I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself, li ke a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not ; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found."0 The reapers go to the field very early in the morning, and return home betimes in the afternoon.... | |
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I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. 
