Psalms 37:22

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Those who are blessed by the Lord will inherit the land,but those cursed by him will be destroyed.

Hebrew Names Version
For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.

King James Version
For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

English Standard Version
for those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

New Century Version
Those whom the Lord blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be sent away.

New English Translation
Surely those favored by the Lord will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

Amplified Bible
For those blessed by God will [at last] inherit the land, But those cursed by Him will be cut off.

New American Standard Bible
For those blessed by Him will inherit the land, But those cursed by Him will be eliminated.

World English Bible
For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.

Legacy Standard Bible
For those blessed by Him will inherit the land,But those cursed by Him will be cut off.

Berean Standard Bible
Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.

Contemporary English Version
Everyone the Lord blesses will receive the land; everyone the Lord curses will be destroyed.

Complete Jewish Bible
For those blessed by [ Adonai ] will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be cut off.

Darby Translation
for those blessed of him shall possess the land, and they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

Easy-to-Read Version
Everyone the Lord blesses will get the land he promised. Everyone he curses will be destroyed.

George Lamsa Translation
For the blessed of the LORD shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be wiped out.

Good News Translation
Those who are blessed by the Lord will possess the land, but those who are cursed by him will be driven out.

Lexham English Bible
For those blessed by him shall possess the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

Literal Translation
For His blessed ones inherit the earth; and those cursed by Him shall be cut off.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Soch as be blessed of him, shal possesse the londe: & they whom he curseth, shalbe roted out.

American Standard Version
For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

Bible in Basic English
Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
For such as are blessed of Him shall inherit the land; and they that are cursed of Him shall be cut off.

King James Version (1611)
For such as be blessed of him, shall inherite the earth: and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Suche as be blessed of God shall possesse the lande: and they that be cursed of hym, shalbe rooted out.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.

English Revised Version
For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the land; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For thei that blessen the Lord schulen enerite the lond; but thei that cursen hym schulen perische.

Update Bible Version
For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And those that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

Webster's Bible Translation
For [such as are] blessed by him shall inherit the earth; and [they that are] cursed by him shall be cut off.

New King James Version
For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth, But those cursed by Him shall be cut off.

New Living Translation
Those the Lord blesses will possess the land, but those he curses will die.

New Life Bible
For those who are made happy by Him will be given the land. But those who are being punished by Him will be cut off.

New Revised Standard
for those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, such as are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(36-22) For such as bless him shall inherit the land: but such as curse him shall perish.

Revised Standard Version
for those blessed by the LORD shall possess the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

Young's Literal Translation
For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For those blessed by Him will inherit the land, But those cursed by Him will be cut off.

Contextual Overview

²¹Wicked borrows and never returns; Righteous gives and gives. Generous gets it all in the end; Stingy is cut off at the pass. ²³Stalwart 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. ²⁵I 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. ²⁷Turn 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. Righteous chews on wisdom like a dog on a bone, rolls virtue around on his tongue. His heart pumps God's Word like blood through his veins; his feet are as sure as a cat's. Wicked sets a watch for Righteous, he's out for the kill. God , alert, is also on watch— Wicked won't hurt a hair of his head. 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. I saw Wicked bloated like a toad, croaking pretentious nonsense. The next time I looked there was nothing— a punctured bladder, vapid and limp. Keep your eye on the healthy soul, scrutinize the straight life; There's a future in strenuous wholeness. But the willful will soon be discarded; insolent souls are on a dead-end street. The spacious, free life is from God , it's also protected and safe. God -strengthened, we're delivered from evil— when we run to him, he saves us. ²⁹class="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. ³⁰Righteous chews on wisdom like a dog on a bone, rolls virtue around on his tongue. His heart pumps God's Word like blood through his veins; his feet are as sure as a cat's. ³²Wicked sets a watch for Righteous, he's out for the kill. God , alert, is also on watch— Wicked won't hurt a hair of his head.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Blessed: Psalms 37:11, Psalms 37:18, Psalms 32:1, Psalms 115:15, Psalms 128:1, Proverbs 3:33

cursed: Psalms 119:21, Matthew 25:41, 1 Corinthians 16:22, Galatians 3:10, Galatians 3:13

cut off: Psalms 37:9, Psalms 37:28, Zechariah 5:3, Zechariah 5:4

Reciprocal: Genesis 13:15 - General 1 Kings 2:4 - fail Psalms 25:13 - inherit Proverbs 2:21 - General Proverbs 2:22 - the wicked Proverbs 10:22 - it Proverbs 10:30 - never Isaiah 60:21 - inherit Ezekiel 14:8 - a sign Matthew 5:5 - they

Cross-References

Genesis 22:12
"Don't lay a hand on that boy! Don't touch him! Now I know how fearlessly you fear God; you didn't hesitate to place your son, your dear son, on the altar for me."

Genesis 42:22
Reuben broke in. "Didn't I tell you, ‘Don't hurt the boy'? But no, you wouldn't listen. And now we're paying for his murder."

Matthew 27:24
When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere and that a riot was imminent, he took a basin of water and washed his hands in full sight of the crowd, saying, "I'm washing my hands of responsibility for this man's death. From now on, it's in your hands. You're judge and jury."

Acts 12:1
That's when King Herod got it into his head to go after some of the church members. He murdered James, John's brother. When he saw how much it raised his popularity ratings with the Jews, he arrested Peter—all this during Passover Week, mind you—and had him thrown in jail, putting four squads of four soldiers each to guard him. He was planning a public lynching after Passover.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For [such as be] blessed of him,.... Not of the righteous man; for he blesses them that curse and persecute him, and despitefully use him; but of the Lord, as the Syriac version expresses it; or by the Word of the Lord, as the Targum; both in a providential way, for it is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich, and puts into a capacity to give to others; and in a way of grace, with an interest in God as a covenant God in Christ; and with the blessings of grace in him, with a justifying righteousness, pardon of sin, and a right to eternal glory. The Septuagint version, and those that follow that, render the words actively, "such as bless him"; either such as bless the righteous, who are blessed also, Genesis 12:3; or rather such as bless the Lord, as the righteous do, for all their blessings temporal and spiritual they receive from him; these

shall inherit the earth; Genesis 12:3- :;

and [they that be] cursed of him; not of the righteous man, but of the Lord, according to the tenor of his righteous law, which they have broken:

shall be cut off; out of the land of the living; many of them in the midst of their days, and shall everlastingly perish.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For such as be blessed of him - They who are his true friends.

Shall inherit the earth - See Psalms 37:9.

And they that be cursed of him - His enemies.

Shall be cut off - Psalms 37:9. This verse suggests a thought of great importance, in advance of that which had been suggested before. It is that, after all, the difference in the ultimate condition of the two depends on the question whether they have, or have not, “the favor of the Lord.” It is not on the mere fact of their own skill, but it is on the fact that the one has secured the divine favor, and that the other has not. It is not by mere human virtue, irrespective of God, that the result is determined; but it is that one is the friend of God, and the other not. This consideration will be found in the end to enter essentially into all the distinctions in the final condition of mankind.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 37:22. Shall inherit the earth — ארץ arets the land, as before. See Psalms 37:11.

Shall be cut off. — A wicked Jew shall meet with the same fate as a wicked Babylonian; and a wicked Christian shall fare no better.