Psalm 37:25 (KJV)

What does this mean?

David, speaking as an old man looking back over a long life, says he has never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging for bread. This is his lifetime testimony, not a formula. It is the observation of a man who watched God provide across decades.

What does this teach us?

God's faithfulness is best seen over a lifetime, not in a single hard week. The righteous may struggle, but they are not abandoned — God provides, often in ways we only recognize looking back. This verse invites us to trust the God David watched for a lifetime.

How can we apply this?

Think back over your own life and name one time God provided when you did not see how it would happen. Write it down so you can return to it in the next hard season. And if you know someone struggling to make ends meet, be part of God's provision for them today.

Related KJV passages

• “The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD : and he delighteth in his way.”

  Psalm 37:23

• “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

  Matthew 6:33

• “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

  Philippians 4:19