Psalms 37:29
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
Psalms 37:29 in other translations
| BSB | The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever. |
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| WEB | The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever. |
| ASV | The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever. |
| YLT | The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it. |
| DARBY | The righteous shall possess the land, and dwell therein for ever. |
| BBE | The upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on living there for ever. |
| Webster | The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. |
What does Psalms 37:29 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 37:27-29
27-29. The exhortation is sustained by the assurance of God's essential rectitude in that providential government which provides perpetual blessings for the good, and perpetual misery for the wicked.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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…
Psalms 37:29 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 37:29
- Proverbs 2:21
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
- Psalms 37:9
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
- 2 Peter 3:13
Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
- 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.
- Revelation 21:7
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
- Deuteronomy 30:20
That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
- Revelation 21:3-4
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
- Psalms 37:27
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- 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 37:29
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
- Psalms 37:30
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
Psalms 37:29 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Los justos heredarán la tierra, y vivirán para siempre sobre ella. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Les justes posséderont le pays, et ils l’habiteront à perpétuité. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Gerechten werden das Land besitzen und werden darin wohnen immerdar. |