Psalms 37:10
8 Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.
9 For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
11 But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
12 The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
- KJV
- For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
- WEB
- For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.
- ASV
- For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.
- DARBY
- For yet a little while, and the wicked is not; and thou considerest his place, but he is not.
- BLB
- And in yet a little while, the wicked man [is] no more; and you will look for his place, and it [is] no more.
- ÅB
- Om en liten stund er den ugudelige ikke mer;
og ser du etter stedet hans, er han borte. - OTB
- Om en liten stund er de ugudelige ikke mer;
Om du ser etter dem, skal de ikke finnes. - B1930
- Og om en liten stund, så er den ugudelige ikke mere, og akter du på hans sted, så er han borte.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 24:24
They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain.
Read in context1 Peter 4:7
The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
Read in contextPsalms 37:35–36
I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
Read in contextPsalms 107:42–43
The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
Read in contextPsalms 103:16
when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.
Read in contextPsalms 52:5
Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
Read in contextJob 7:10
He never returns to his house; his place remembers him no more.
Read in contextHebrews 10:36–37
You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
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