Psalms 37:34
32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
- KJV
- Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
- WEB
- Wait for the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
- ASV
- Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
- DARBY
- Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to possess the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].
- BLB
- Wait on YHWH and keep His way, and He will exalt you [so as] to possess the land; in the cutting off [of] the wicked, you will see [it].
- ÅB
- Vent på Herren og hold deg til veien hans!
Så skal han opphøye deg til å arve landet;
du skal se at de ugudelige utryddes. - OTB
- Håp på Herren og følg hans vei,
Så skal han opphøye deg til å arve landet;
Når de ugudelige blir ødelagt, skal du se det. - B1930
- Bi på Herren og ta vare på hans vei! Så skal han ophøie dig til å arve landet; du skal se på at de ugudelige utryddes.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 27:14
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Read in contextProverbs 20:22
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
Read in contextPsalms 37:9
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
Read in contextMatthew 24:13
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Read in contextPsalms 52:5–6
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
Read in contextPsalms 37:7
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Read in contextPsalms 91:8
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Read in contextProverbs 4:25–27
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
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