Psalms 37:34

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Wait on the LORD, and keep{H8798)} his way, and he shall exalt{H8787)} thee to inherit{H8800)} the land: when the wicked are cut off{H8736)}, thou shalt see{H8799)} it.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

קַוֵּ֤ה אֶל־יְהוָ֨ה ׀ וּשְׁמֹ֬ר דַּרְכּ֗וֹ וִֽ֭ירוֹמִמְךָ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת אָ֑רֶץ בְּהִכָּרֵ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּרְאֶֽה׃

Transliteration

Qawwēh unto YHWH and šəmōr his darkô, and he will wîrômimkā to lārešet ʾāreṣ; when bəhikkārēt rəšāʿîm you will tirʾeh.

Grammar Details

• *qawwēh*: Piel imperative, masculine singular - wait for/hope in
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh
• *šəmōr*: Qal imperative, masculine singular - keep/guard
• *darkô*: masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his way
• *wîrômimkā*: conjunction + Polel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and he will exalt you
• *lārešet*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to inherit/possess
• *ʾāreṣ*: feminine singular noun - land/earth
• *bəhikkārēt*: preposition + Niphal infinitive construct - when are cut off
• *rəšāʿîm*: masculine plural adjective/noun - wicked ones
• *tirʾeh*: Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will see

Word Meanings

• *qawwēh*: wait for/hope in/expect
• *šəmōr darkô*: keep his way/guard his path/follow his course
• *wîrômimkā*: will exalt you/will lift you up/will honor you
• *lārešet ʾāreṣ*: to inherit the land/to possess the earth
• *bəhikkārēt rəšāʿîm tirʾeh*: when the wicked are cut off you will see/you will witness the destruction of the wicked

Referenced Verses

• Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
• Ps 37:9 : 9 For evildoers shall be cut off{H8735)}: but those that wait{H8802)} upon the LORD, they shall inherit{H8799)} the earth.
• Ps 52:5-6 : 5 God shall likewise destroy{H8799)} thee for ever, he shall take thee away{H8799)}, and pluck thee out{H8799)} of thy dwelling place, and root thee out{H8765)} of the land of the living. Selah. 6 The righteous also shall see{H8799)}, and fear{H8799)}, and shall laugh{H8799)} at him:
• Ps 91:8 : 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold{H8686)} and see{H8799)} the reward of the wicked.
• Ps 92:10-11 : 10 But my horn shalt thou exalt{H8686)} like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed{H8804)} with fresh oil. 11 Mine eye also shall see{H8686)} my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear{H8799)} my desire of the wicked{H8688)} that rise up{H8801)} against me.
• Ps 112:9 : 9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
• Prov 4:25-27 : 25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
• Prov 16:17 : 17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
• Prov 20:22 : 22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
• Matt 24:13 : 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
• Luke 14:11 : 11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
• 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
• 1 Pet 5:6 : 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
• Ps 37:3 : 3 Trust in the LORD, and do{H8798)} good; so shalt thou dwell{H8798)} in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed{H8798)}.
• Ps 37:7 : 7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently{H8708)} for him: fret{H8691)} not thyself because of him who prospereth{H8688)} in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass{H8802)}.
• Job 17:9 : 9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
• Job 23:10-12 : 10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. 11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. 12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.