Psalms 37:34

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Rely on the LORD! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 27:14 : 14 Rely on the LORD! Be strong and confident! Rely on the LORD!
  • Ps 37:9 : 9 Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the LORD are the ones who will possess the land.
  • Ps 52:5-6 : 5 Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living.(Selah) 6 When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying:
  • Ps 91:8 : 8 Certainly you will see it with your very own eyes– you will see the wicked paid back.
  • Ps 92:10-11 : 10 You exalt my horn like that of a wild ox. I am covered with fresh oil. 11 I gloat in triumph over those who tried to ambush me; I hear the defeated cries of the evil foes who attacked me.
  • Ps 112:9 : 9 He generously gives to the needy; his integrity endures. He will be vindicated and honored.
  • Prov 4:25-27 : 25 Let your eyes look directly in front of you and let your gaze look straight before you. 26 Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established. 27 Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.
  • Prov 16:17 : 17 The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.
  • Prov 20:22 : 22 Do not say,“I will pay back evil!” Wait for the LORD, so that he may vindicate you.
  • Matt 24:13 : 13 But the person who endures to the end will be saved.
  • Luke 14:11 : 11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
  • 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold– gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away– and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
  • 1 Pet 5:6 : 6 And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand
  • Ps 37:3 : 3 Trust in the LORD and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!
  • Ps 37:7 : 7 Wait patiently for the LORD! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!
  • Job 17:9 : 9 But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
  • Job 23:10-12 : 10 But he knows the pathway that I take; if he tested me, I would come forth like gold. 11 My feet have followed his steps closely; I have kept to his way and have not turned aside. 12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:1-12
    12 verses
    87%

    1By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers!

    2For they will quickly dry up like grass, and wither away like plants.

    3Trust in the LORD and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!

    4Then you will take delight in the LORD, and he will answer your prayers.

    5Commit your future to the LORD! Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.

    6He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause.

    7Wait patiently for the LORD! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!

    8Do not be angry and frustrated! Do not fret! That only leads to trouble!

    9Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the LORD are the ones who will possess the land.

    10Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

    11But the oppressed will possess the land and enjoy great prosperity.

    12Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

  • Ps 37:27-29
    3 verses
    77%

    27Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security.

    28For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.

    29The godly will possess the land and will dwell in it permanently.

  • Ps 37:32-33
    2 verses
    77%

    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

    33But the LORD does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law.

  • Ps 37:22-24
    3 verses
    76%

    22Surely those favored by the LORD will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

    23The LORD grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable.

    24Even if he trips, he will not fall headlong, for the LORD holds his hand.

  • Ps 37:35
    76%

    35I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.

  • Ps 27:14
    76%

    14Rely on the LORD! Be strong and confident! Rely on the LORD!

  • Prov 20:22
    75%

    22Do not say,“I will pay back evil!” Wait for the LORD, so that he may vindicate you.

  • Ps 37:38
    74%

    38Sinful rebels are totally destroyed; evil men have no future.

  • Prov 2:21-22
    2 verses
    74%

    21For the upright will reside in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it,

    22but the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn away from it.

  • Isa 30:18
    73%

    18The Lord Will Not Abandon His People For this reason the LORD is ready to show you mercy; he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you. Indeed, the LORD is a just God; all who wait for him in faith will be blessed.

  • Ps 37:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17for evil men will lose their power, but the LORD sustains the godly.

    18The LORD watches over the innocent day by day and they possess a permanent inheritance.

  • Prov 10:28-30
    3 verses
    73%

    28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked perishes.

    29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

  • Ps 92:7
    72%

    7When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.

  • Prov 23:18
    72%

    18For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Ps 91:8
    72%

    8Certainly you will see it with your very own eyes– you will see the wicked paid back.

  • Prov 24:19
    71%

    19Do not fret because of evil people or be envious of wicked people,

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

    15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

  • Lam 3:25
    71%

    25ט(Tet) The LORD is good to those who trust in him, to the one who seeks him.

  • Ps 112:10
    71%

    10When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

  • Ps 41:2
    71%

    2May the LORD protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies!

  • Ps 107:42
    71%

    42When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.

  • Job 36:17
    71%

    17But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you.

  • Ps 39:7
    71%

    7But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope!

  • Ps 34:16
    70%

    16But the LORD opposes evildoers and wipes out all memory of them from the earth.

  • Jer 17:7
    70%

    7My blessing is on those people who trust in me, who put their confidence in me.

  • Prov 29:16
    70%

    16When the wicked increase, transgression increases, but the righteous will see their downfall.

  • Ps 25:13
    70%

    13They experience his favor; their descendants inherit the land.

  • Ps 25:21
    70%

    21May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you!

  • Job 35:14
    70%

    14How much less, then, when you say that you do not perceive him, that the case is before him and you are waiting for him!

  • Job 36:7
    70%

    7He does not take his eyes off the righteous; but with kings on the throne he seats the righteous and exalts them forever.