Psalm 37:30-38

He Will Not Forsake His Saints

30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks justice.
 31 t The law of his God is in his heart;
his u steps do not slip.

32 The wicked v watches for the righteous
and seeks to put him to death.
 33 The Lord will not w abandon him to his power
or let him x be condemned when he is brought to trial.

34 y Wait for the Lord and keep his way,
and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
you will look on z when the wicked are cut off.

35 a I have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
spreading himself like b a green laurel tree. 1
36 But he passed away, 2 and behold, c he was no more;
though I sought him, he could not be found.

37 Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
for there is a future for the man of d peace.
 38 But e transgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
the future of the wicked f shall be cut off.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 40:8
    I delight to do your will, O my God; your law i...
    Psalms 119:11
    I have stored up your word in my heart, that I ...
    Deuteronomy 6:6
    And these words that I command you today shall ...
    Isaiah 51:7
    Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the p...
    Jeremiah 31:33
    But this is the covenant that I will make with ...
    Romans 7:22
    For I delight in the law of God, in my inner be...
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 73:2
    But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 10:8
    He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless.
  4. Cross References
    2 Peter 2:9
    Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment.
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 109:31
    For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 37:9
    For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.
    Psalms 27:14
    Wait for the Lord ; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 52:5 - 6
    But God will break you down forever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
    Psalms 91:8
    You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked.
  8. Cross References
    Job 5:3
    I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 52:8
    But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever.
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 37:10
    In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
    Job 20:5
    That the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?
  11. Cross References
    Psalms 37:11
    But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.
    Psalms 119:165
    Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.
    Isaiah 57:2
    He enters into peace; they rest in their beds who walk in their uprightness.
  12. Cross References
    Psalms 52:5
    But God will break you down forever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
    Psalms 104:35
    Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!
    Proverbs 2:22
    But the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous will be rooted out of it.
  13. Cross References
    Psalms 73:17
    Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I discerned their end.
    Job 18:17
    His memory perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the street.
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