Psalms 37:9
I have been afflicted and brought down exceedingly: 1 I have roared for the groaning of my heart. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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
8For my soul is filled with mockings; 1 And there is no health in my flesh. 1
10But all my desire is before thee; 1 And my groaning is not hidden from thee. 1
Cross References
Numbers 26:65For the Lord said to them, They shall surely die in the wilderness; and there was not left even one of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Joshua 14:9And Moses swore on that day, saying, The land on which thou art gone up, it shall be thy inheritance and thy children’s forever, because thou hast applied thyself to follow the Lord our God.
Job 27:13This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, 1 And the possession of oppressors shall come upon them from the Almighty. 1
Psalms 37:11My heart is troubled, my strength has failed me; 1 And the light of mine eyes is not with me. 1
Proverbs 2:21For the upright shall dwell in the earth, 1 And the holy shall be left behind in it. 1
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 →