Psalm 37:9

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Summary

Psalm 37:9

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

Evil-doers

Inherit

General references

Psalm 37:29

Proverbs 2:21

Bible References

Evil-doers

I once observed a wicked and oppressive person, flourishing like a green tree in native soil.

But you, God, bring them down to the Pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I put my full confidence in you. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "A Silent Dove Far Away," when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

"It will come about that, when he has filled himself to the full, God will vent his burning anger on him; he will pour it out on him and on his body.

"This is what a wicked person inherits from God, and what the ruthless will receive from the Almighty:

Inherit

The humble will inherit the land; they will take in abundant peace.

He will experience good things; his descendants will inherit the earth.

then you will take delight in the LORD, and he will make you ride upon the heights of the earth; and he will make you feast on the inheritance of your ancestor Jacob, your father. "Yes! The mouth of the LORD has spoken."

Then your people will all be righteous; They'll possess the land forever. They are the shoot that the LORD planted, the works of his hands, so that I might be glorified.

Instead, they were longing for a better country, that is, a heavenly one. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, because he has prepared a city for them.

You made them a kingdom and priests for our God, and they will reign on the earth."

General references

The righteous will inherit the land, and they will dwell in it forever.

For the upright will live in the land, and people of integrity will remain in it.