Psalms 37:9

Overview - Psalms 37
David persuades to patience and confidence in God, by the different estate of the godly and the wicked.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 37:9  (King James Version)
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
 


evil-doers
Psalms 37:35 Psalms 37:36 ; 55:23 Job 20:23-29 ; Job 27:13 Job 27:14-23

inherit
Psalms 37:11 Psalms 37:12 Psalms 37:29 ; 25:13 Isaiah 58:14 ; 60:21 Hebrews 11:16 ; Revelation 5:10

the earth
Or, "the land," {airetz,} probably the land of Judea, given by God himself as an inheritance to their fathers, and their posterity forever: and this verse seems to contain a promise of their return thither.