Psalms 37:10
Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
9For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.
11But meeke men shall possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace.
Cross References
2 Kings 9:25Then said Iehu to Bidkar a captaine, Take, and cast him in some place of the fielde of Naboth the Izreelite: for I remember that when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the Lord layed this burden vpon him.
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the tree, that he had prepared for Mordecai: then was the Kings wrath pacified.
Job 7:21And why doest thou not pardon my trespasse? and take away mine iniquitie? for nowe shall I sleepe in the dust, and if thou seekest me in the morning, I shall not be found.
Job 20:5That the reioycing of the wicked is short, and that the ioy of hypocrites is but a moment?
Job 20:9So that the eye which had seene him, shall do so no more, and his place shall see him no more.
Psalms 37:35I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.
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 →