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Wait forקַוֵּהYHWHאֶל יְהוָהand keepוּשְׁמֹרhis way,דַּרְכּוֹand he will exalt youוִירוֹמִמְךָto possessלָרֶשֶׁתthe land;אָרֶץwhen the wickedרְשָׁעִיםare cut offבְּהִכָּרֵתyou will see it.תִּרְאֶה
Psalms 37:34
Study it in the app“Wait for YHWH and keep his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land; when the wicked are cut off you will see it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 37:34, word by word
- Wait forקַוֵּהkave
wait
To long and look for, above all YHWH.
Where else “kave” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- and keepשְׁמֹרshemor
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shemor” appears- his wayדַּרְכּdark
ways of YHWH
YHWH's ways: what he does and commands.
Where else “dark” appears- and he will exalt youירוֹמִמְyromim
lift up
To put on high: to raise the voice, praise God, or be God lifting up the lowly.
Where else “yromim” appears- to possessרֶשֶׁתreshet
possess
To occupy a land and make it one's own.
Where else “reshet” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- when the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- are cut offהִכָּרֵתhikaret
cut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “hikaret” appears- you will see itתִּרְאֶהtire
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “tire” appears
The context
33YHWH will not abandon him into his hand, nor declare him guilty when he is judged.
34 · This verse (above)
35I have seen a fearsome wicked man, spreading himself out like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.