Psalms 37:18

18 The Lord takes care of those who obey him, and the land will be theirs forever.

Psalms 37:18 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 37:18

The Lord knoweth the days of the upright
Not only how long they shall live, and so fill up their days, the number of them, as Aben Ezra interprets it; but the nature of their days, whether prosperous or adverse; and causes both to work together for their good; and he knows the work of their days, as Jarchi explains it, the actions done by them in faith and love, and to his honour and glory, and which he approves and accepts of in Christ; see ( Psalms 1:6 ) ;

and their inheritance shall be for ever;
in heaven, which is an eternal and never fading one, ( Hebrews 9:15 ) ( 1 Peter 1:4 ) ; and therefore they ought not to fret and be envious.

Psalms 37:18 In-Context

16 The little that a good person owns is worth more than the wealth of all the wicked,
17 because the Lord will take away the strength of the wicked, but protect those who are good.
18 The Lord takes care of those who obey him, and the land will be theirs forever.
19 They will not suffer when times are bad; they will have enough in time of famine.
20 But the wicked will die; the enemies of the Lord will vanish like wild flowers; they will disappear like smoke.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.