Psalms 37 · Verse 22

Psalms 37:22

For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
Psalms 37:22, King James Version

Psalms 37:22 in other translations

BSBSurely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
WEBFor such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
ASVFor such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.
YLTFor His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.
DARBYfor those blessed of him shall possess the land, and they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.
BBEThose who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.
WebsterFor such as are blessed by him shall inherit the earth; and they that are cursed by him shall be cut off.

What does Psalms 37:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 37:21-22

21-22. payeth not--not able; having grown poor (compare De 15:7). Ability of the one and inability of the other do not exclude moral dispositions. God's blessing or cursing makes the difference.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 Shall inherit the earth - ארץ arets the land, as before. See Psa 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 37:21-33

The Lord our God requires that we do justly, and render to all their due. It is a great sin for those that are able, to deny the payment of just debts; it is a great misery not to be able to pay them. He that is truly merciful, will be ever merciful. We must leave our sins; learn to do well, and cleave to it. This is true religion. The blessing of God is the spring, sweetness, and security of all earthly enjoyments…

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Psalms 37:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֣יkiforH3588
מְ֭בֹרָכָיוMe.vo.ra.khavblessed [ones] hisH1288
יִ֣ירְשׁוּYi.re.shuthey will possessH3423
אָ֑רֶץ'A.retz[the] landH776
וּ֝מְקֻלָּלָ֗יוu.me.ku.la.Lavand cursed [ones] hisH7043
יִכָּרֵֽתוּ\׃yi.ka.Re.tuthey will be cut offH3772

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 37:22

  • Proverbs 3:33

    The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

  • 1 Corinthians 16:22

    If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maran-atha.

  • Psalms 37:9

    For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

  • Psalms 37:28

    For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

  • Psalms 37:11

    But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

  • Psalms 37:18

    The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

  • Galatians 3:10

    For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

  • Psalms 128:1

    A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways.

  • Psalms 115:15

    Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth.

  • Zechariah 5:3-4

    Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it. I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.

  • Matthew 25:41

    Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

  • Psalms 32:1

    A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Blessed.
11,18; 32:1; 115:15; 128:1; Pr 3:33
cursed.
119:21; Mt 25:41; 1Co 16:22; Ga 3:10,13
cut off.
9,28; Zec 5:3,4

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Context

  • Psalms 37:21

    The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

  • Psalms 37:22

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

  • Psalms 37:23

    The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

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Psalms 37:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque los benditos de él heredarán la tierra; y los malditos de él serán talados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		car ceux qui sont bénis de lui posséderont le pays; mais ceux qui sont maudits de lui seront retranchés.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn die von ihm Gesegneten werden das Land besitzen, und die von ihm Verfluchten werden ausgerottet werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ne derelinquas me, Domine Deus meus; ne discesseris a me.