Psalms 37:9
For the evildoers shall be cut off : but they that wait upon the Lord shall inherit the land.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
In Context
8Cease from anger, and leave rage; have no emulation to do evil.
Cross References
Numbers 26:65For the Lord had foretold that they should die in the wilderness. And none remained of them, but Caleb the son of Jephone, and Josue the son of Nun.
Joshua 14:9And Moses swore in that day, saying: The land which thy foot hath trodden upon shall be thy possession, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast followed the Lord my God.
Job 27:13This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the inheritance of the violent, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
Psalms 37:11But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight in abundance of peace.
Psalms 37:35I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus.
Proverbs 2:21For they that are upright shall dwell in the earth, and the simple shall continue in it.
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 →