Psalms 37:19 (WEB)

Passage

They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

Nearby Context

Psalms 37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.

Psalms 37:18 Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.

Psalms 37:19 They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

Psalms 37:20 But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke.

Psalms 37:21 The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "disappointed", "time", "evil", "days", "famine", and "satisfied". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "disappointed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "Yahweh knows the days of the perfect..." into verse 20's "But the wicked shall perish The enemies...", so "shall" and "disappointed" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "disappointed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.