Instruction in Wisdom
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Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for Him;(H)
do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way,
by the man who carries out evil plans.(I)
do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way,
by the man who carries out evil plans.(I)
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9
For evildoers will be destroyed,
but those who put their hope in the Lord
will inherit the land.(c)(K)
but those who put their hope in the Lord
will inherit the land.(c)(K)
10
A little while, and the wicked person will be no more;
though you look for him, he will not be there.(L)
11 though you look for him, he will not be there.(L)
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But the wicked will perish;
the Lord’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures,
will fade away—
they will fade away like smoke.(Y)
the Lord’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures,
will fade away—
they will fade away like smoke.(Y)
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Those who are blessed by Him will inherit the land,(g)
but those cursed by Him will be destroyed.(AA)
but those cursed by Him will be destroyed.(AA)
25
I have been young and now I am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned
or his children begging for bread.(AD)
26 yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned
or his children begging for bread.(AD)
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the Lord will not leave him
in the power of the wicked one
or allow him to be condemned when he is judged.(AM)
in the power of the wicked one
or allow him to be condemned when he is judged.(AM)
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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.(AN)
and He will exalt you to inherit the land.
You will watch when the wicked are destroyed.(AN)
Footnotes:
a.
Psalm 37:1: The lines of this poem form an acrostic.
b.
Psalm 37:3: Or and cultivate faithfulness
c.
Psalm 37:9: Or earth
d.
Psalm 37:11: Or earth
e.
Psalm 37:14: Lit their
f.
Psalm 37:17: Or power
g.
Psalm 37:22: Or earth
h.
Psalm 37:24: Or Lord supports with His hand
i.
Psalm 37:27: dwell in the land
j.
Psalm 37:29: Or earth
k.
Psalm 37:35: Hb obscure
l.
Psalm 37:36: DSS, LXX, Syr, Vg, Jer; MT reads Then he passed away, and I
m.
Psalm 37:37: Or posterity
n.
Psalm 37:38: Or posterity
Cross references:
C.
Psalm 37:3:
Psalm 62:8
H.
Psalm 37:7:
Psalm 40:1
W.
Psalm 37:18:
Psalm 1:6
AA.
Psalm 37:22:
Proverbs 3:33
AB.
Psalm 37:23:
Psalm 66:9
AD.
Psalm 37:25:
Isaiah 41:17
AP.
Psalm 37:36:
Job 20:5
AQ.
Psalm 37:37:
Isaiah 57:1-2