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Psalms 37:9 Interlinear

“ For evildoers shall be cut off but those that wait upon the LORD they shall inherit the earth”

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Psalms 37 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	כִּֽי	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
2	מְ֭רֵעִים	H7489	For evildoers	properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e., bad (physically, socially or morally)
3	יִכָּרֵת֑וּן	H3772	shall be cut off	to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e., make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutt
4	וְקוֵֹ֥י	H6960	but those that wait	to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e., collect; (figuratively) to expect
5	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	H3068	upon the LORD	(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
6	הֵ֣מָּה	H1992		they (only used when emphatic)
7	יִֽירְשׁוּ	H3423	they shall inherit	to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish
8	אָֽרֶץ׃	H776	the earth	the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Psalms 37:9 (current) For evildoers shall be cut off but those that wait upon the LORD they shall inherit the earth