Psalms 37:9
For evil-doers shall be rooted out; But they who trust in the LORD, they shall inherit the land.
Noyes Bible
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; give not way to wrath; Be not provoked, so as to do evil!
Cross References
Job 27:13This is the portion of the wicked man from God,—The inheritance which oppressors receive from the Almighty.
Psalms 37:11But the meek shall inherit the land, And delight themselves in the fulness of prosperity.
Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked man in great power, And spreading himself like a green cedar;
Proverbs 2:21For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the righteous 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 →