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Psalm 37:34

Wait for the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

32The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him.
33The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
34Wait for the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
35I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
36But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
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Waiting for YHWH is joined to keeping his way, a demanding pairing when the surrounding verses describe wicked people with power to harm.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Isaiah 40:31but those who wait for the LORD will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not …Both passages connect waiting for the LORD with his help: renewed strength in Isaiah and inheritance in the psalm.
Psalm 27:14Wait for the LORD. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD.Both passages urge waiting for the LORD, joining that waiting with steadfastness.
Proverbs 20:22Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for the LORD, and he will save you.Both direct the reader to wait for the LORD amid evil; Proverbs makes the rejection of personal revenge explicit.
Psalm 25:3Yes, no one who waits for you will be shamed. They will be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.Both distinguish the outcome of waiting for the LORD from the outcome of doing evil.
Lamentations 3:25The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.Both speak of the LORD’s goodness toward those who wait for him, with Psalm 37 naming inheritance as the promised good.
Lamentations 3:26It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.Both commend waiting for the LORD’s action, described as salvation in Lamentations and exaltation to inherit the land in Psalm 37.
Psalm 91:8You will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked.Both tell the reader that they will see judgment fall on the wicked.
Matthew 5:5Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.Both promise an inheritance: the land for those who wait and keep God’s way, and the earth for the gentle.
Psalm 37:9For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.Both verses join waiting for the LORD with inheriting the land and state that evildoers will be cut off.
Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the LORD, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.Both speak of waiting for the LORD; Isaiah voices that resolve while the LORD hides his face from Jacob.
Matthew 24:13But he who endures to the end will be saved.Both connect perseverance with a promised outcome: inheritance in the psalm and salvation in Matthew.
Proverbs 29:16When the wicked increase, sin increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.Both promise that the downfall of the wicked will be seen by those who follow God’s way.
Where this verse fits

Waiting. injustice and anger. fear for the future.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Keep one promise while you wait for God’s help

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Encouragement

The wicked in this psalm seek to kill the righteous. Their being cut off is God’s judgment; the promised inheritance rests with YHWH, whose way you are told to keep.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).