Psalms 37:9-11

9 1For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall 2inherit the land.
10 In 3just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at 4his place, he will not be there.
11 But 5the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in 6abundant peace.

Psalms 37:9-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 37

\\<<[A Psalm] of David>>\\. This psalm, it is very probable, was written at the same time, and upon the same occasion, with the former; and describes the different states of good and bad men; and is full of exhortations, instructions, and advice to the people of God; intermixed with various encouraging promises. A late learned writer {h} thinks it was written for Mephibosheth's consolation under Ziba's calumny. {h} Delaney's Life of King David, vol. 2. p. 219.

Cross References 6

  • 1. ver. 2, 22
  • 2. Psalms 25:13; Proverbs 2:21; Isaiah 57:13; Isaiah 60:21
  • 3. Job 24:24
  • 4. Job 7:10
  • 5. Cited Matthew 5:5
  • 6. Psalms 119:165; [Isaiah 32:17]
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