Psalms 37:7
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
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.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
- ASV
- Rest in Jehovah, 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.
- DARBY
- Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him that prospereth in his way, because of the man that bringeth mischievous devices to pass.
- BLB
- Be still before YHWH, and wait patiently for Him; do not fret over the one succeeding in his path, over the man making schemes.
- ÅB
- Vær stille for Herren og vent på ham!
La deg ikke opphisse over den som har lykke på veien,
over den som tenker ut onde råd. - OTB
- Vær stille for Herren og vent tålmodig på ham;
Bli ikke urolig over dem som lykkes i sine veier,
Over dem som utfører onde planer. - B1930
- Vær stille for Herren og vent på ham! La ikke din vrede optendes over den som har lykke på sin vei, over den mann som uttenker onde råd.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 5:7–11
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
Read in contextPsalms 27:14
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 62:5
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Read in contextHebrews 10:36–37
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
Read in contextLamentations 3:25–26
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Read in contextProverbs 20:22
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
Read in contextHabakkuk 2:3
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
Read in contextJeremiah 12:1
Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
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