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Though the wicked spring up as the grass, And all the evil-doers flourish, They will be destroyed forever.

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Prosperity as Fleeting as Grass

Commentators unanimously explain that the prosperity of the wicked is like grass: it may appear lush, vigorous, and widespread, but it is fundamentally temporary and fleeting. John Calvin notes it's like grass on a rooftop, which springs up quickly but withers just as fast because it has no deep roots.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Psalms 92:7

18th Century

Theologian

When the wicked spring as the grass - When they grow up as plants do; when they seem to flourish and prosper. ([Reference Psalms 37…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Psalms 92:7

19th Century

Bishop

This verse apparently introduces the statement of the truth that the sensualist does not understand, namely, that the prosperity of the wicked is o…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Psalm 92:7

19th Century

Preacher

When the wicked spring as the grass, (Psalms 92:7)

Numerous, fresh, vigorous, –

And when all the w…

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John Calvin

John Calvin

On Psalms 92:7

16th Century

Theologian

When the wicked flourish as the grass. He points out and exposes, by a striking and appropriate figure, the folly of imagining that the wi…

John Gill

John Gill

On Psalms 92:7

17th Century

Pastor

When the wicked spring as the grass
Out of the earth, as they do, and are of the earth earthly, and become numerous as spires …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Psalms 92:7–15

17th Century

Minister

God sometimes grants prosperity to wicked men in displeasure; yet they flourish only for a moment.

Let us seek for ourselves the salvation a…

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