Delight Yourself in the LORD
Psalms 37:29
In 11 translations
- BSB
- The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
- KJV
- The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
- WEB
- The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
- ASV
- The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever.
- LSV
- The righteous possess the land, || And they dwell on it forever.
- YLT
- The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.
- DBY
- The righteous shall possess the land, and dwell therein for ever.
- DRC36:29
- But the just shall inherit the land, and shall dwell therein for evermore.
- GNV
- The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer.
- JPS
- The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
- LXXE36:29
- But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָ֑רֶץ וְיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּ לָעַ֣ד עָלֶֽיהָ׃
- LXX-Br36:29
- Δίκαιοι δὲ κληρονομήσουσι γῆν, καὶ κατασκηνώσουσιν εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος ἐπʼ αὐτῆς.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 2:21For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
- Psalms 37:9For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
- 2 Peter 3:13But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
- Psalms 37:11But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
- Revelation 21:7The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
- Psalms 37:18The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
- Deuteronomy 30:20and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
- Revelation 21:3–4And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. ‘He will wipe away…
- Psalms 37:27Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 36:29 in some Bibles
- 37:29 in most Bibles