Psalms 37:19
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
Main message
Psalm 37:19: They will not be put to shame in an evil time and will have sufficiency in famine; this is wisdom confidence, not a guarantee that believers never face hunger or need food aid and public support.
Meaning in context
Psalm 37:12–20 · Violence has limits before God — Verses 12–20 depict plots, weapons, and apparent power of the wicked, yet insist that injustice is temporary and cannot secure the future.
They will not be put to shame in an evil time and will have sufficiency in famine; this is wisdom confidence, not a guarantee that believers never face hunger or need food aid and public support.
Further teachings
Violence has limits before God
They will not be put to shame in an evil time and will have sufficiency in famine; this is wisdom confidence, not a guarantee that believers never face hunger or need food aid and public support.
Cross References: Psalm 37:19 — Psalm 37:12–20.
Applications in daily life
- 1
Psalm 37:19
They will not be put to shame in an evil time and will have sufficiency in famine; this is wisdom confidence, not a guarantee that believers never face hunger or need food aid and public support.
This wisdom statement does not deny real famine, poverty, hunger, homelessness, or the need for food assistance and policy responses.
Related Bible passages and resources
- Psalm 37 (full chapter)
Psalm 37 is an alphabetic wisdom psalm that teaches how to live when wrongdoers appear to flourish. It repeatedly turns the reader from envy, anger, and retaliation toward trust, doing good, patient waiting, generosity, and confidence that God sees the difference between violent injustice and faithful life. Its promises about land, provision, guidance, and deliverance belong to wisdom and covenant poetry and must not be turned into mechanical guarantees of wealth, property, health, or immediate safety. The ending places salvation and refuge in the LORD rather than in private vengeance or superiority over enemies.
- Psalm 37:18
Read the previous verse to preserve the movement.
- Psalm 37:20
Continue with the next verse to preserve the movement.
- Study the Book of Psalms
Keep this verse within Psalm 37’s wisdom contrast between temporary wrongdoing and a life of trust, justice, generosity, patience, and refuge in the LORD.
Common misreadings
This wisdom statement does not deny real famine, poverty, hunger, homelessness, or the need for food assistance and policy responses.
They will not be put to shame in an evil time and will have sufficiency in famine; this is wisdom confidence, not a guarantee that believers never face hunger or need food aid and public support.
How to Apply Psalms 37:19
Study Psalms 37:19 in context by reading the surrounding passage in Psalms. Identify one person in your life who might be encouraged by this verse from Scripture. Share it with them and open a conversation rooted in Scripture — sometimes the most practical application is passing the Word along.
Sources & Method
Biblical text
Commentary anchored in the public-domain Psalm 37 text used by the site.
- Author:
- The Lord Will Editorial Team
- Reviewed by:
- Ugo Candido
- Last updated:
- Reviewed on: