Psalm 37:9-11

He Will Not Forsake His Saints

9 k For the evildoers shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the Lord shall l inherit the land.

10 In m just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though you look carefully at n his place, he will not be there.
11 But o the meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in p abundant peace.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 37:2
    For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb.
    Psalms 37:22
    For those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 25:13
    His soul shall abide in well-being, and his offspring shall inherit the land.
    Proverbs 2:21
    For the upright will inhabit the land, and those with integrity will remain in it.
    Isaiah 57:13
    When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you! The wind will carry them off, a breath will take them away. But he who takes refuge in me shall possess the land and shall inherit my holy mountain.
    Isaiah 60:21
    Your people shall all be righteous; they shall possess the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I might be glorified.
  3. Cross References
    Job 24:24
    They are exalted a little while, and then are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like the heads of grain.
  4. Cross References
    Job 7:10
    He returns no more to his house, nor does his place know him anymore.
  5. Cross References
    Matthew 5:5
    Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 119:165
    Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.
    Isaiah 32:17
    And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.
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