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Selected Verse: Psalms 37:9 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 37:9 |
King James |
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Two reasons: The prosperity of the wicked is short; and the pious, by humble trust, will secure all covenant blessing, denoted here by "inherit the earth" (compare Psa 25:13). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
For evil-doers shall be cut off - See Psa 37:2. This will be the termination of their course. They shall not ultimately prosper. God will order all things in equity, and though such men now seem to be prosperous, and to be the objects of the divine favor, yet all this is temporary. The day of retribution will certainly come, and they will be dealt with as they deserve. The reference here probably is to judgment in this life, or to the fact that God will, as a general law, show his disapprobation of the course of the wicked by judgments inflicted on them in this world. See Psa 55:23, "Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days." Pro 10:27, "the years of the wicked shall be shortened." Compare Job 15:32. The idea here is that wicked men will be cut down before they reach the ordinary term of human life, or before they would be cut off if they were not wicked. Compare Psa 37:35-36. This is not indeed universally true, but there are instances enough of this kind to establish it as a general rule. Intemperance, voluptuousness, the indulgence of violent passions, and the crimes proceeding therefrom, shorten the lives of multitudes who, but for these, might have lived long on the earth. As it is a general rule that virtue, piety, the fear of God, temperance, honesty, and the calmness of spirit which results from these, tend to lengthen out life, so it is certain that the opposites of these tend to abridge it. Neither virtue nor piety indeed make it absolutely certain that a man will live to be old; but vice and crime make it morally certain that he will not. At all events, it is true that the wicked are to live but a little while upon the earth; that they soon will, like other men, be cut down and removed; and therefore we should not fret and complain in regard to those who are so soon to pass away. Compare Ps. 73.
But those that wait upon the Lord - The pious; they who fear God and serve him.
They shall inherit the earth - Compare the notes at Psa 37:3. See also Psa 37:11, Psa 37:22, Psa 37:25. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The earth - This for the most part was literally fulfilled in that state of the church. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| They shall inherit the earth - The word ארץ arets, throughout this Psalm, should be translated land, not earth; for it is most probable that it refers to the land of Judea; and in this verse there is a promise of their return thither. |
13 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
32 It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.