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Psalms 37:29

The upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on living there for ever.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Inheritance;   Righteous;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Letters;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Salvation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Acrostic;   English Versions;   Estate;   Ethics;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Psalms;   Sin;   Wealth;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lamentations of jeremiah;   Psalms the book of;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for January 20;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The righteous will inherit the landand dwell in it permanently.
Hebrew Names Version
The righteous shall inherit the land, And live in it forever.
King James Version
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
English Standard Version
The righteous shall inherit the land and dwell upon it forever.
New Century Version
Good people will inherit the land and will live in it forever.
New English Translation
The godly will possess the land and will dwell in it permanently.
Amplified Bible
The righteous will inherit the land And live in it forever.
New American Standard Bible
The righteous will inherit the land And dwell in it forever.
World English Bible
The righteous shall inherit the land, And live in it forever.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer.
Legacy Standard Bible
The righteous will inherit the landAnd dwell in it forever.
Berean Standard Bible
The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
Contemporary English Version
God's people will own the land and live here forever.
Complete Jewish Bible
The righteous will inherit the land and live in it forever.
Darby Translation
The righteous shall possess the land, and dwell therein for ever.
Easy-to-Read Version
Good people will get the land God promised and will live on it forever.
George Lamsa Translation
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
Good News Translation
The righteous will possess the land and live in it forever.
Lexham English Bible
The righteous will possess the land and abide in it forever.
Literal Translation
The righteous shall inherit the earth and live on it forever.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
as for the sede of the vngodly, it shalbe roted out.
American Standard Version
The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
King James Version (1611)
The righteous shall inherite the land, and dwell therein for euer.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The righteous shal inherite the land: and dwell therin for euer.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.
English Revised Version
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But iust men schulen enerite the lond; and schulen enabite theronne in to the world of world.
Update Bible Version
The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein forever.
Webster's Bible Translation
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
New King James Version
The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell in it forever.
New Living Translation
The godly will possess the land and will live there forever.
New Life Bible
Those who are right with God will be given the land, and live on it forever.
New Revised Standard
The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The righteous, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(36-29) But the just shall inherit the land, and shall dwell therein for evermore.
Revised Standard Version
The righteous shall possess the land, and dwell upon it for ever.
Young's Literal Translation
The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.
THE MESSAGE
class="psalm-title"> A David Psalm Don't bother your head with braggarts or wish you could succeed like the wicked. In no time they'll shrivel like grass clippings and wilt like cut flowers in the sun. Get insurance with God and do a good deed, settle down and stick to your last. Keep company with God , get in on the best. Open up before God , keep nothing back; he'll do whatever needs to be done: He'll validate your life in the clear light of day and stamp you with approval at high noon. Quiet down before God , be prayerful before him. Don't bother with those who climb the ladder, who elbow their way to the top. Bridle your anger, trash your wrath, cool your pipes—it only makes things worse. Before long the crooks will be bankrupt; God -investors will soon own the store. Before you know it, the wicked will have had it; you'll stare at his once famous place and—nothing! Down-to-earth people will move in and take over, relishing a huge bonanza. Bad guys have it in for the good guys, obsessed with doing them in. But God isn't losing any sleep; to him they're a joke with no punch line. Bullies brandish their swords, pull back on their bows with a flourish. They're out to beat up on the harmless, or mug that nice man out walking his dog. A banana peel lands them flat on their faces— slapstick figures in a moral circus. Less is more and more is less. One righteous will outclass fifty wicked, For the wicked are moral weaklings but the righteous are God -strong. God keeps track of the decent folk; what they do won't soon be forgotten. In hard times, they'll hold their heads high; when the shelves are bare, they'll be full. God-despisers have had it; God 's enemies are finished— Stripped bare like vineyards at harvest time, vanished like smoke in thin air. Wicked borrows and never returns; Righteous gives and gives. Generous gets it all in the end; Stingy is cut off at the pass. Stalwart walks in step with God ; his path blazed by God , he's happy. If he stumbles, he's not down for long; God has a grip on his hand. I once was young, now I'm a graybeard— not once have I seen an abandoned believer, or his kids out roaming the streets. Every day he's out giving and lending, his children making him proud. Turn your back on evil, work for the good and don't quit. God loves this kind of thing, never turns away from his friends. Live this way and you've got it made, but bad eggs will be tossed out. The good get planted on good land and put down healthy roots.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The righteous will inherit the land And dwell in it forever.

Contextual Overview

21 The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others. 22 Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off. 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way. 24 Even if he has a fall he will not be without help: for the hand of the Lord is supporting him. 25 I have been young, and now am old, but I have not seen the good man without help, or his children looking for bread. 26 All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing. 27 Be turned from evil, and do good; and your place will be for ever. 28 For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off. 29 The upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on living there for ever. 30 The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Psalms 37:9, Psalms 37:11, Psalms 37:18, Psalms 37:27, Deuteronomy 30:20, Proverbs 2:21, 2 Peter 3:13, Revelation 21:3, Revelation 21:4, Revelation 21:7

Reciprocal: Genesis 13:15 - General Psalms 25:13 - inherit Proverbs 10:30 - never Matthew 5:5 - they 1 Timothy 4:8 - having

Cross-References

Genesis 34:13
But the sons of Jacob gave a false answer to Shechem and Hamor his father, because of what had been done to Dinah their sister.
Genesis 37:34
Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day.
Genesis 44:13
Then in bitter grief they put the bags on the asses again and went back to the town.
Numbers 14:6
And Joshua, the son of Nun, and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, two of those who had been to see the land, giving signs of grief,
Judges 11:35
And when he saw her he was overcome with grief, and said, Ah! my daughter! I am crushed with sorrow, and it is you who are the chief cause of my trouble; for I have made an oath to the Lord and I may not take it back.
2 Kings 19:1
And on hearing it, King Hezekiah took off his robe, and put on haircloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
Job 1:20
Then Job got up, and after parting his clothing and cutting off his hair, he went down on his face to the earth, and gave worship, and said,
Joel 2:13
Let your hearts be broken, and not your clothing, and come back to the Lord your God: for he is full of grace and pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, ready to be turned from his purpose of punishment.
Acts 14:14
But when this came to the ears of the Apostles, Paul and Barnabas, they went running out among the people, parting their clothing, and crying out,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The righteous shall inherit the land,....

:- and

:-;

and dwell therein for ever; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The righteous shall inherit the land - See Psalms 37:3. The word “inherit” suggests the idea that they are heirs, and that God will treat them as His children.

And dwell therein forever - Psalms 37:3, Psalms 37:18, Psalms 37:27.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 37:29. The righteous shall inherit the land — If this be not another promise of return to their own land, from that of their captivity, it must be spiritually understood, and refer to their eternal dwelling with God in glory.


 
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