Psalm 37:9 For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

English Standard Version
For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.

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.

American Standard Version
For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For the evildoers shall be cut off : but they that wait upon the Lord shall inherit the land.

Darby Bible Translation
For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait on Jehovah, they shall possess the land.

Young's Literal Translation
For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

Cross References

Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

1 Timothy 4:8
For bodily exercise profits little: but godliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

Psalm 25:3
Yes, let none that wait on you be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

Psalm 25:13
His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.

Psalm 37:2
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

Psalm 37:22
For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

Psalm 37:28
For the LORD loves judgment, and forsakes not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

Psalm 37:29
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

Psalm 37:34
Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

Psalm 37:38
But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

37:7-20 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 working servants, but for his waiting servants. They have that which is better than wealth, peace of mind, peace with God, and then peace in God; that peace which the world cannot give, and which the world cannot have. God knows the believer's days. Not one day's work shall go unrewarded. Their time on earth is reckoned by days, which will soon be numbered; but heavenly happiness shall be for ever. This will be a real support to believers in evil times. Those that rest on the Rock of ages, have no reason to envy the wicked the support of their broken reeds.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

9. 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 Ps 25:13).