Psalms 37:10
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
9For evil-doers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the land.
11But the meek shall inherit the land; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Cross References
2 Kings 9:25Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him;
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
Job 7:21And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I lie down in the dust; and thou shall seek me diligently, but I shall not be.
Job 20:5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?
Job 20:9The eye which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
Psalms 37:35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
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 →