Psalms 37:18
Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever:
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
In Context
17for the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.
19they shall not be ashamed in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
Cross References
Psalms 1:6For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.
Psalms 21:4He asked life of thee; thou gavest [it] him, length of days for ever and ever.
Psalms 31:15My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from my persecutors.
Psalms 49:5Wherefore should I fear in the days of adversity, [when] the iniquity of my supplanters encompasseth me?
Psalms 103:17But the loving-kindness of Jehovah is from everlasting and to everlasting, upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children,
Isaiah 60:21Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall possess the land for ever the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
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 →