Psalms 37:10
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be : and thou shalt seek his place, and shalt not find it.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
9For the evildoers shall be cut off : but they that wait upon the Lord shall inherit the land.
11But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight in abundance of peace.
Cross References
2 Kings 9:25And Jehu said to Badacer his captain: Take him, and cast him into the field of Naboth the Jezrahelite: for I remember when I and thou sitting in a chariot followed Achab this man's father, that the Lord laid this burden upon him, saying :
Esther 7:10So Aman was hanged on the gibbet, which he had prepared for Mardochai: and the king's wrath ceased.
Job 7:21Why dost thou not remove my sin, and why dost thou not take away my iniquity? Behold now I shall sleep in the dust: and if thou seek me in the morning, I shall not be.
Job 20:5that the praise of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment.
Job 20:9The eyes that had seen him, shall see him no more, neither shall his place any more behold him.
Psalms 37:35I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus.
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 →