 | John Kitto - 1854 - 830 pages
...[HocsE.] BAY-TREE, or LAUREL. This word occur? only once in Scripture, namely in Ps. xxxvii. 35 : ' I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green bay-tree' Commentators and translators have differed respecting the meaning of this word, some supposing... | |
 | 1857 - 588 pages
...sin on the great day of account. Let it be admitted that, so long as he is here on earth, men see " the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green bay tree." Let it be supposed that the psalmist declares a literal truth, when he says concerning the foolish,... | |
 | 1859 - 748 pages
...pro-slavery dynasty and saw its utter extinction, is an occasion of rejoicing and devout thanksgiving. " I have seen the wicked in great power, 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." The... | |
 | Henry Stafford Osborn - 1860 - 212 pages
...leaves, and the perfect emblem of prosperity in every respect. Hence the aptness of the illustration, " I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green bay-tree; yet he passed away." Neither the oleander nor the bay-tree (Laurus nobili-s) are strong trees;... | |
 | John Relly Beard - 1861 - 192 pages
...pur | sueth. But the righteous is as bold | as a | lion. Be sure your | sin will | find you | out. I have seen the wicked | in great | power, 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. The... | |
 | John H. Caldwell - 1861 - 420 pages
...earnest and pathetic, addressed a throne of grace. Then rising in the pulpit, he announced his text: " I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not : yea, I sought for him, but he could not be found." * We will... | |
 | John Relly Beard - 1861 - 192 pages
...pur | sueth, But the righteous is as bold | as a | lion. Be sure your | sin will | find you | out. I have seen the wicked | in great | power, 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. The... | |
 | Mary Emma Turquand - 1861 - 118 pages
...They might not be quite so rich in the eyes of the world — for it is still a common sight to see the wicked in great power, "spreading himself like a green bay tree" — but, with the favour of God, and His blessing on their more moderate gains, those gains would bring... | |
 | David Thomas - 1867 - 764 pages
...overthrown. Their hopes, their purposes, their possessions, their pleasures, are all insecure. " I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, Jo, he was not." (Psa. xxxvii. 35, 36.) Those men build their houses on the... | |
 | George E. Sargent, George Etell Sargent - 1871 - 296 pages
...Richard was, for several years, used as a common horse-trough." In one of his psalms, David says, " I have seen the wicked in great power, 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." And... | |
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