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Psalm 37:11 KJV
Psalms · chapter 37 · verse 11
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.Psalm 37:11 · King James Version
Psalm 37:11 in context
9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
13The LORD shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
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Key words (Strong's)
- abundancerôbabundanceH7230 →
- inherityârashto occupyH3423 →
- delightʻânagto be soft or pliableH6026 →
- earthʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- meekʻânâvdepressed , in mind or circumstancesH6035 →
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In these verses we have, I. The foregoing precepts inculcated; for we are so apt to disquiet ourselves with needless fruitless discontents and distrusts that it is necessary there should be precept upon precept, and line upon line, to suppress them and arm us against them. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-20