Psalms 37:34
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].
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
33Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading like a green tree in its native soil:
Cross References
Job 17:9But the righteous shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall increase in strength.
Psalms 25:13His soul shall dwell in prosperity, and his seed shall inherit the earth.
Psalms 37:3Confide in Jehovah, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on faithfulness;
Psalms 37:9For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait on Jehovah, they shall possess the land.
Psalms 91:8Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see the reward of the wicked.
Psalms 92:12The righteous shall shoot forth like a palm-tree; he shall grow like a cedar on Lebanon.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:22-34
Exhortations and Promises. 21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth. 22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : and he delighteth in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 26… Read the whole commentary →