Psalm 37:9
Strong's Lexicon
For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

the evildoers
מְ֭רֵעִים (mə·rê·‘îm)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7489: 1) to be bad, be evil 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to be displeasing 1a2) to be sad 1a3) to be injurious, be evil 1a4) to be wicked, be evil (ethically) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to do an injury or hurt 1b2) to do evil or wickedly 1b3) mischief (participle) 2) to break, shatter 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to break 2a2) broken (participle) 2a3) to be broken 2b) (Hithpolel) to be broken, be broken in pieces, be broken asunder

will be cut off,
יִכָּרֵת֑וּן (yik·kā·rê·ṯūn)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's Hebrew 3772: 1) to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut off 1a1a) to cut off a body part, behead 1a2) to cut down 1a3) to hew 1a4) to cut or make a covenant 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cut off 1b2) to be cut down 1b3) to be chewed 1b4) to be cut off, fail 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be cut off 1c2) to be cut down 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cut off 1d2) to cut off, destroy 1d3) to cut down, destroy 1d4) to take away 1d5) to permit to perish 1e) (Hophal) cut off

but those who hope
וְקֹוֵ֥י (wə·qō·wê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6960: 1) to wait, look for, hope, expect 1a) (Qal) waiting (participle) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to wait or look eagerly for 1b2) to lie in wait for 1b3) to wait for, linger for 2) to collect, bind together 2a) (Niphal) to be collected

in the LORD
יְ֝הוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

הֵ֣מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: 1) they, these, the same, who

will inherit
יִֽירְשׁוּ־ (yî·rə·šū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3423: 1) to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take possession of 1a2) to inherit 1a3) to impoverish, come to poverty, be poor 1b) (Niphal) to be dispossessed, be impoverished, come to poverty 1c) (Piel) to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to possess or inherit 1d2) to cause others to possess or inherit 1d3) to impoverish 1d4) to dispossess 1d5) to destroy, bring to ruin, disinherit

the land.
אָֽרֶץ׃ (’ā·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For evildoers will be destroyed, but those who put their hope in the LORD will 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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

New Living Translation
For the wicked will be destroyed, but those who trust in the LORD will possess 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.

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

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

English Revised Version
For evil-doers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit 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 profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

Psalm 25:3
Yea, let none that wait on thee 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 loveth judgment, and forsaketh 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 thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

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

Proverbs 2:21
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
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