Psalms 37:9
For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait for the LORD, they shall inherit the land.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 forsake wrath; fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.
Cross References
Numbers 26:65For the LORD had said of them: 'They shall surely die in the wilderness.' And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Joshua 14:9And Moses swore on that day, saying: Surely the land whereon thy foot hath trodden shall be an inheritance to thee and to thy children for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God.
Job 27:13This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.
Psalms 37:11But the humble shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Psalms 37:35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a leafy tree in its native soil.
Proverbs 2:21For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the whole-hearted shall remain 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 →