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Psalms 37:34
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Wait for the Lord and keep his way,and he will exalt you to inherit the land.You will watch when the wicked are destroyed.
Wait for the LORD, and keep his way, And he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
Wait on the Lord , and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off.
Wait for the Lord 's help and follow him. He will honor you and give you the land, and you will see the wicked sent away.
Rely on the Lord ! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.
Wait for and expect the LORD and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; [In the end] when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
Wait for the LORD and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are eliminated, you will see it.
Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, And he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
Waite thou on the Lorde, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see.
Hope for Yahweh and keep His way,And He will exalt you to inherit the land;When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
Trust the Lord and follow him. He will give you the land, and you will see the wicked destroyed.
Put your hope in Adonai , keep to his way, and he will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to possess the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].
Do what the Lord says, and wait for his help. He will reward you and give you the land he promised. You will see the wicked being forced to leave.
Trust in the LORD and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
Wait for Yahweh and keep his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
Wait on Jehovah and keep His way; and He shall exalt you to inherit the earth; you shall see when the wicked are cut off.
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Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Be waiting for the Lord, and keep his way; and you will be lifted up, and have the land for your heritage: when the evil-doers are cut off, you will see it.
Wait for the LORD, and keep His way, and He will exalt thee to inherit the land;
Wait on the Lord, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Wayte thou on God & kepe his way, and he wyll promote thee, that thou mayest possesse the lande: when the vngodly shalbe cut of, thou shalt see it.
Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, thou shalt see it.
Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Abide thou the Lord, and kepe thou his weie, and he schal enhaunse thee, that bi eritage thou take the lond; whanne synneris schulen perische, thou schalt se.
Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, And he will exalt you to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].
Wait on the LORD, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
Put your hope in the Lord . Travel steadily along his path. He will honor you by giving you the land. You will see the wicked destroyed.
Wait for the Lord. Keep His way. And He will give you a high place to receive the land. When the sinful are cut off, you will see it.
Wait for the Lord , and keep to his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on the destruction of the wicked.
Wait for Yahweh, and observe thou his path, that he may exalt thee, to inherit the earth, On the cutting off of the lawless, shalt thou look.
(36-34) Expect the Lord and keep his way: and he will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the sinners shall perish thou shalt see.
Wait for the LORD, and keep to his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land; you will look on the destruction of the wicked.
Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off -- thou seest!
Wait passionately for God , don't leave the path. He'll give you your place in the sun while you watch the wicked lose it.
Wait for the Lord and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Wait: Kawah, to wait, implies the extension of a right line from one point to another. The first point is the human heart; the line is its intense desire; and the last point is God, to whom the heart extends this straight line of earnest desire. He who, while he waits on God, keeps his way, is sure to have the further blessings of which he is in pursuit. Psalms 37:3, Psalms 37:7, Psalms 37:9, Psalms 27:14, Proverbs 20:22
keep: Job 17:9, Job 23:10-12, Proverbs 4:25-27, Proverbs 16:17, Matthew 24:13
exalt: Psalms 92:10, Psalms 112:9, Luke 14:11, 1 Peter 1:7, 1 Peter 5:6
when: Psalms 52:5, Psalms 52:6, Psalms 91:8, Psalms 92:11
Reciprocal: Esther 8:2 - Esther set Psalms 25:3 - wait Psalms 54:7 - and mine Psalms 62:5 - wait Psalms 94:15 - and all Proverbs 29:16 - but Isaiah 8:17 - I will Isaiah 40:31 - they that Lamentations 3:25 - good Lamentations 3:26 - quietly Zephaniah 3:8 - wait Matthew 5:5 - they Romans 2:7 - patient Revelation 14:10 - in the
Cross-References
Jacob continued to live in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived,
Jacob loved Joseph more than all his other sons, because he had been born to him when he was old. He made a long robe with full sleeves for him.
One time Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him even more.
"Do you think you are going to be a king and rule over us?" his brothers asked. So they hated him even more because of his dreams and because of what he said about them.
One day when Joseph's brothers had gone to Shechem to take care of their father's flock,
Jacob said to Joseph, "I want you to go to Shechem, where your brothers are taking care of the flock." Joseph answered, "I am ready."
When Reuben came back to the well and found that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes in sorrow.
Joshua and the leaders of Israel tore their clothes in grief, threw themselves to the ground before the Lord 's Covenant Box, and lay there till evening, with dust on their heads to show their sorrow.
David tore his clothes in sorrow, and all his men did the same.
Then David ordered Joab and his men to tear their clothes, wear sackcloth, and mourn for Abner. And at the funeral King David himself walked behind the coffin.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Wait on the Lord,.... In the way of his appointments and ordinances; where may be learned the design of his providences, and of the prosperity of the wicked, and their end, Psalms 73:16; and in a providential way, for the performance of his promises, in which he never fails; and patiently bear whatever he is pleased to lay upon them; waiting for a deliverance out of every affliction, which will be in his own time. The Chaldee paraphrase
"trust in the word of the Lord;''
and keep his way: which he has pointed out in his word, and has directed his people to walk in; though tempted by Satan to turn aside to the right hand or the left; though wicked men reproach, persecute, and seek to pervert it; and though a narrow and rough way, yet keep constantly in it, in which there are both pleasure and profit; good comes of it, and in it peace is had, and the presence of God enjoyed;
and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: that is, shall raise out of a low and uncomfortable situation of life to a more comfortable one; or however, hereafter, to dwell in the new heavens and new earth, to reign with Christ upon his throne, and to enjoy the eternal inheritance;
when the wicked are cut off; as in Psalms 37:9;
thou shall see [it]; with joy and pleasure; not as exulting: in the destruction of the wicked, simply considered; but as the glory of divine justice is displayed therein; see Psalms 52:5.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Wait on the Lord - See the notes at Psalms 37:9. Let your hope be from the Lord; depend wholly upon Him; have such confidence in Him as to expect His gracious interposition in your behalf.
And keep his way - Or, walk in the path which He commands. Do not turn from that at any thee. Do not allow any temptation, or any opposition, to cause you to swerve from that path.
And he shall exalt thee to inherit the land - See Psalms 37:3, Psalms 37:9,Psalms 37:18.
When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it - This implies that they would certainly be cut off, and that the righteous would be permitted to see the result of a course of righteousness and one of wickedness. It is not necessarily implied that they would have any satisfaction in seeing the punishment of the wicked; but the meaning is, that they would be permitted to live so as to see that one course of life tended to secure the favor of God, and another to incur His displeasure; that there was an advantage in virtue and religion in this life; and the certainty that they would see this is adverted to as a “motive” for leading a life of piety. The result is so sure that a man may, if he live long, see it himself; and the fact that this is so should be an inducement for his leading a holy life. The psalmist proceeds, in Psalms 37:35-36, to illustrate this idea from his own observation.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 37:34. Wait on the Lord, and keep his way — This is the true mode of waiting on God which the Scripture recommends; keeping God's way-using all his ordinances, and living in the spirit of obedience. He who waits thus is sure to have the farther blessings of which he is in pursuit. קוה kavah, to wait, implies the extension of a right line from one point to another. The first point is the human heart; the line is its intense desire; and the last point is GOD, to whom this heart extends this straight line of earnest desire to be filled with the fulness of the blessing of the Gospel of peace.
And he shall exalt thee to inherit the land — If ye keep his way, and be faithful to him in your exile, he will exalt you, lift you up from your present abject state, to inherit the land of your fathers. See before, Psalms 37:9; Psalms 100:0; Psalms 37:11, c.
When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.] They did see the destruction of the Babylonish king, Belshazzar, and his empire and it was in consequence of that destruction that they were enlarged.
