Psalms 37:11
My heart has been disturbed. My strength has abandoned me, and the light of my eyes has abandoned me, and it is not with me.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
In Context
10O Lord, all my desire is before you, and my groaning before you has not been hidden.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 5:33For you shall walk in the way that the Lord your God has instructed, so that you may live, and it may be well with you, and your days may be extended in the land of your possession.’”
Psalms 36:8Cease from wrath and leave behind rage. Do not choose to imitate the malicious.
Isaiah 48:18If only you had paid attention to my commandments! Your peace would have been like a river, and your justice would have been like the waves of the sea,
Isaiah 57:18I saw his ways, and I healed him, and I led him back again, and I restored consolations to him and to those who mourn for him.
John 14:27Peace I leave for you; my Peace I give to you. Not in the way that the world gives, do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, and let it not fear.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:8-21
Exhortations and Promises. 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. 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. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. 11 But the meek shall… Read the whole commentary →