Psalms 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.
KJV
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.
ASV
קַוֵּ֤ה אֶל יְהוָ֨ה וּ/שְׁמֹ֬ר דַּרְכּ֗/וֹ וִֽ֭/ירוֹמִמְ/ךָ לָ/רֶ֣שֶׁת אָ֑רֶץ בְּ/הִכָּרֵ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּרְאֶֽה
Hebrew
Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off--thou seest!
YLT
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.
WEB
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In the original Hebrew
11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Themes
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Pet 1:7 — That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
- 1Pet 5:6 — Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
- Esth 8:2 — And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
- Isa 8:17 — And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
- Isa 40:31 — But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
- Job 17:9 — The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
- Job 23:10 — But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
- Lam 3:25 — The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
- Lam 3:26 — It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
- Luke 14:11 — For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
- Matt 5:5 — Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
- Matt 24:13 — But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
- Prov 4:25 — Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
- Prov 16:17 — The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
- Prov 20:22 — Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
- Prov 20:22 — Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
- Prov 29:16 — When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
- Ps 25:3 — Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
- Ps 27:14 — Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
- Ps 27:14 — Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
- Ps 37:3 — Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
- Ps 37:7 — Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
- Ps 37:9 — For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
- Ps 52:5 — God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
- Ps 52:6 — The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
- Ps 54:7 — For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.
- Ps 62:5 — My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
- Ps 91:8 — Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
- Ps 91:8 — Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
- Ps 92:10 — But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
- Ps 92:11 — Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.
- Ps 94:15 — But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
- Ps 112:9 — He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
- Rom 2:7 — To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: