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Psalms 37:9
9Wicked people will disappear one day! But people who trust the Lord for help will live safely in the land that he has given to them.
Psalms 37:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait on the Lord, They shall inherit the earth.
Context of Psalms 37:9
7Be patient as you wait for the Lord to help you. Trust him to bring help. Do not become upset when bad people seem to do well, when their wicked ideas really happen. 8Do not become angry or upset! It will only bring trouble for you. Wicked people will disappear one day! But people who trust the Lord for help will live safely in the land that he has given to them. 10Evil people will soon be gone. You may look for them, but you will not find them. 11Humble people will live safely in the land. They will live in peace and they will enjoy good things.
Read all of Psalms 37Psalms 37:9 word by word
כִּֽי־מְ֭רֵעִים יִכָּרֵת֑וּן וְקֹוֵ֥י יְ֝הוָ֗ה הֵ֣מָּה יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 37:9
- Psalms 37:35I have seen cruel, wicked people become very powerful, like trees that grow well in good soil.
- Psalms 55:23And as for wicked people, you, God, will send them to their graves. They will go down into the deep hole of death while they are still young. That is what will happen to those cruel people, who kill and cheat others. But I will trust in you, God.
- Job 20:23When he is filling himself with good food, God will punish him. God will be very angry with him. God will attack the wicked person so that he suffers.
- Job 27:13I will tell you what Almighty God does to wicked people. He punishes cruel people as they deserve.
- Psalms 37:11Humble people will live safely in the land. They will live in peace and they will enjoy good things.
- Psalms 25:13People like that will enjoy a good life. The land will belong to their descendants.
- Isaiah 58:14If you do those things, you will be happy as you serve me, the Lord. I will give you all the things that you need. I will cause crops to grow on the land that I gave to your ancestor Jacob.’ That is the Lord's message.
- Isaiah 60:21All your people will be righteous. The land will belong to them for ever. I myself will plant them in the ground like a young plant. As they grow, they will show how great I am.
- Hebrews 11:16No, they wanted very much to go to a better place, in heaven. For that reason, God is not ashamed for them to call him their God. He has already prepared a city for them to live in.
- Revelation 5:10You have caused them to belong to the kingdom of our God. You have made them priests, so that they serve God. And they will rule on the earth.’
Commentaries on Psalms 37:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9They shall inherit the earth - The word ארץ arets, throughout this Psalm, should be translated land, not earth; for it is most probable that it refers to the land of Judea; and in this verse there is a promise of their return thither.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9For evil-doers shall be cut off - See Psalm 37:2. This will be the termination of their course. They shall not ultimately prosper. God will order all things in equity, and though such men now seem to be prosperous, and to be the objects of the divine favor, yet all this is temporary. The day of retribution will certainly come, and they will be dealt with as they deserve. The reference here probably is to judgment in this life, or to the fact that God…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-20Verses 7-20 Let us be satisfied that God will make all to work for good to us. Let us not discompose ourselves at what we see in this world. A fretful, discontented spirit is open to many temptations. For, in all respects, the little which is allotted to the righteous, is more comfortable and more profitable than the ill-gotten and abused riches of ungodly men. It comes from a hand of special love. God provides plentifully and well, not only for his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11The wicked will not possess the land; those who trust in the Lord will. The Lord promises an inheritance because he is committed to caring for his people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Two reasons: The prosperity of the wicked is short; and the pious, by humble trust, will secure all covenant blessing, denoted here by "inherit the earth" (compare Psa 25:13).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 37
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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