Psalms
Psalm 37:34
34Wait for the LORD and keep His way,
and He will raise you up to inherit the land.
When the wicked are cut off,
you will see it.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wait | קַוֵּ֤ה | qaw·wêh | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H6960 wait for |
| for | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֨ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and keep | וּשְׁמֹ֬ר | ū·šə·mōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| His way | דַּרְכּ֗וֹ | dar·kōw | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| and He will raise you up | וִֽ֭ירוֹמִמְךָ | wî·rō·w·mim·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| to inherit | לָרֶ֣שֶׁת | lā·re·šeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| the land | אָ֑רֶץ | ’ā·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| When the wicked | רְשָׁעִ֣ים | rə·šā·‘îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| are cut off | בְּהִכָּרֵ֖ת | bə·hik·kā·rêṯ | Preposition-b; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| you will see | תִּרְאֶֽה׃ | tir·’eh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7200 see |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 27:14 · Proverbs 20:22 · Psalm 37:9 · Matthew 24:13 · Psalm 37:7 · Psalm 52:5–6 · Psalm 91:8 · Proverbs 4:25–27 · Psalm 37:3 · Job 23:10–12 · Psalm 92:10–11 · Job 17:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.