Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Rely on the Lord! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.
New American Standard Bible
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
When the
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
and He will exalt you to inherit the land.
You will watch when the wicked are destroyed.
International Standard Version
Wait on the LORD, Keep faithful to his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land. You will see the wicked cut off.
A Conservative Version
Wait for LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to inherit the land. When sinners are cut off, thou shall see it.
American Standard Version
Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Amplified
Wait for and expect the Lord and keep His way,
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
[In the end] when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
Bible in Basic English
Be waiting for the Lord, and keep his way; and you will be lifted up, and have the land for your heritage: when the evil-doers are cut off, you will see it.
Darby Translation
Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to possess the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Julia Smith Translation
Wait for Jehovah and watch his way, and be will exalt thee to inherit the earth: in the cutting off the unjust thou shalt see.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Wait for Yahweh and keep his way, and he will exalt you to possess [the] land. When [the] wicked are cut off, you will see [it].
Modern King James verseion
Wait on Jehovah, and keep His way, and He shall lift you up to inherit the earth; when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Hope thou in the LORD, and keep his way. And he shall promote thee, that thou shalt possess the land; when the ungodly shall perish, thou shalt see it.
New Heart English Bible
Wait for the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
The Emphasized Bible
Wait for Yahweh, and observe thou his path, that he may exalt thee, to inherit the earth, On the cutting off of the lawless, shalt thou look.
Webster
Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
World English Bible
Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
Youngs Literal Translation
Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off -- thou seest!
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 37:34
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instruction In Wisdom
33 But the Lord does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law. 34 Rely on the Lord! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men. 35 I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 27:14
Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident! Rely on the Lord!
Psalm 52:5-6
Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)
Psalm 37:9
Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land.
Psalm 91:8
Certainly you will see it with your very own eyes -- you will see the wicked paid back.
Job 17:9
But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
Job 23:10-12
But he knows the pathway that I take; if he tested me, I would come forth like gold.
Psalm 37:3
Trust in the Lord and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!
Psalm 37:7
Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!
Psalm 92:10-11
You exalt my horn like that of a wild ox. I am covered with fresh oil.
Psalm 112:9
He generously gives to the needy; his integrity endures. He will be vindicated and honored.
Proverbs 4:25-27
Let your eyes look directly in front of you and let your gaze look straight before you.
Proverbs 16:17
The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.
Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, "I will pay back evil!" Wait for the Lord, so that he may vindicate you.
Matthew 24:13
But the person who endures to the end will be saved.
Luke 14:11
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."
1 Peter 1:7
Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold -- gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away -- and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1 Peter 5:6
And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand