🎵WEB · Psalms 37:11

What does Psalms 37:11 mean?

"But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace."

— Psalms 37:11 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

8

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret, it leads only to evildoing.

9

For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.

10

For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.

11

But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12

The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

13

The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

14

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path.

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