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Psalms 37:29

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

KJV

The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever.

ASV

צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִֽירְשׁוּ אָ֑רֶץ וְ/יִשְׁכְּנ֖וּ לָ/עַ֣ד עָלֶֽי/הָ

Hebrew

The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.

YLT

The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
הּ
h
verb · 232×
עֶֽד
'd
noun · 47×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
צַדִּ֑יק
tsdyq
adjective · 199×
שַׁכֵּ֥ן
shkn
verb · 123×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Tim 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.
  • 2Pet 3:13 — Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
  • Deut 30:20 — That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land wh
  • Gen 13:15 — For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
  • Matt 5:5 — Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
  • Prov 2:21 — For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
  • Prov 2:21 — For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
  • Ps 25:13 — His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
  • Ps 37:9 — For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
  • Ps 37:9 — For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
  • Ps 37:11 — But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
  • Ps 37:18 — The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
  • Ps 69:36 — The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
  • Rev 21:7 — He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.