A moment in scripture
Psalms 37:34
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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.
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The surrounding passage
- Psalms 37:32
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
- Psalms 37:33
The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
- Psalms 37:35
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
- Psalms 37:36
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.