Psalms 37:34 — Compare Translations

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Wait for and expect the Lord and keep and heed His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land; [in the end] when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Wait for and expect the Lord and keep and heed His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land; [in the end] when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Wait 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.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Wait for the LORD and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. You will watch when the wicked are destroyed.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to possess the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].

English EASY 2024

Be patient and continue to trust the Lord. Obey his commands. Then he will give you honour, so that you live safely in the land. You will see that the Lord destroys wicked people.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Do what the Lord says, and wait for his help. He will reward you and give you the land he promised. You will see the wicked being forced to leave.

Wait for the LORD and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Put your hope in the Lord and obey his commands; he will honor you by giving you the land, and you will see the wicked driven out.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Wait with hope for the Lord, and follow his path, and he will honor you by giving you the land. When wicked people are cut off, you will see it.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land. You will watch when the wicked are destroyed.

English KJV 1611

Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

English LSB

Hope for Yahweh and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Wait on the Lord, and keep His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you will look on.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Wait for the LORD and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Wait eagerly for the LORD, and keep to the way; God will raise you to possess the land; you will gloat when the wicked are cut off.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Rely on the LORD! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Wait for the Lord to act. Live as he wants you to. He will honor you by giving you the land. When sinners are cut off from it, you will see it.

English NIV

Wait for the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

English NKJ 1982

Wait on the Lord, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

English NLT

Don't be impatient for the LORD to act! Travel steadily along his path. He will honor you, giving you the land. You will see the wicked destroyed.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Wait for the LORD, and keep to his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on the destruction of the wicked.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

So don’t be impatient for Yahweh to act; keep moving forward steadily in his ways, and he will exalt you to possess the land. You’ll watch with your own eyes and see the wicked lose everything.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Wait for the Lord, and keep to his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land; you will look on the destruction of the wicked.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Don't be impatient for the Lord to act! Keep traveling steadily along his pathway and in due season he will honor you with every blessing, and you will see the wicked destroyed.

English Tyndale 1537

Hope thou in the LORD, and keep his way. And he shall so promote thee, that thou shalt have the land by inheritance, and see, when the ungodly shall perish.