Psalm 37:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For evildoersמְ֭רֵעִים
(me·re·'im)
7489a: to be evil, baddenominative verb from ra
will be cut off,יִכָּרֵת֑וּן
(yik·ka·re·tun;)
3772: to cut off, cut downa prim. root
But those who waitוְקֹוֵ֥י
(ve·ko·vei)
6960a: to wait fora prim. root
for the LORD,יְ֝הוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
they will inheritיִֽירְשׁוּ־
(yi·re·shu-)
3423: to take possession of, inherit, dispossessa prim. root
the land.אָֽרֶץ׃
(a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
For evildoers
ra`a`  (raw-ah')
to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
shall be cut off
karath  (kaw-rath')
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant
but those that wait
qavah  (kaw-vaw')
to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect -- gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).
upon the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
they shall inherit
yarash  (yaw-rash')
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For evildoers will be cut off, But those who wait for the LORD, they will inherit the land.

King James Bible
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For evildoers will be destroyed, but those who put their hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

International Standard Version
Those who do evil will perish. But those who wait on the LORD will inherit the land.

NET Bible
Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the LORD are the ones who will possess the land.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because the wicked are destroyed and those who hope in Lord Jehovah inherit the Earth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Evildoers will be cut off [from their inheritance], but those who wait with hope for the LORD will inherit the land.

King James 2000 Bible
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
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