Psalms 37:11
But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves because of the abundance of peace.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
In Context
12The wicked purposeth evil against the just, and gnasheth against him with his teeth.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 5:33(5:30) altogether in the way, which the Lord your God hath commanded you, shall ye walk; in order that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may remain many days in the land which ye will possess.
Psalms 36:8(36:9) These will be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and of the stream of thy delights wilt thou give them to drink.
Psalms 119:165Abundant peace have they who love thy law; and thee is nothing that causeth them to stumble.
Isaiah 48:18Oh that thou hadst but listened to my commandments! then would have been as a river thy peace, and thy prosperity as the waves of the sea:
Isaiah 57:18I [now] see his ways, and I will heal him; and I will guide him, and bestow full comforts on him and on his mourners;
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 →