Psalms 37:25 (YLT)

Passage

Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

Nearby Context

Psalms 37:23 From Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.

Psalms 37:24 When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.

Psalms 37:25 Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

Psalms 37:26 All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed <FI>is<Fi> for a blessing.

Psalms 37:27 Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "young", "been", "become", "seen", "righteous", "forsaken", "seed", and "seeking". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "young" and "been", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "When he falleth he is not cast..." into verse 26's "All the day he is gracious and...", so "young" and "been" 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 "young" and "been" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.