Psalms 37:11

Amplified Bible

But the humble will [at last] inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity and peace.

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.

Geneva Bible (1587)
But meeke men shal possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace.

Christian Standard Bible®
But the humble will inherit the landand will enjoy abundant prosperity.

Hebrew Names Version
But the humble shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of shalom.

Easy-to-Read Version
Humble people will get the land God promised, and they will enjoy peace.

American Standard Version
But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Contemporary English Version
but the poor will take the land and enjoy a big harvest.

Complete Jewish Bible
But the meek will inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
But the humble shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

King James Version (1611)
But the meeke shall inherite the earth: and shall delight themselues in the abundance of peace.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

English Revised Version
But the meek shall inherit the land; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Berean Standard Bible
But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.

Lexham English Bible
But the afflicted will possess the land, and they will take pleasure in an abundance of peace.

Literal Translation
But the meek shall inherit the earth; yea, they shall delight themselves in abundant peace.

New Century Version
People who are not proud will inherit the land and will enjoy complete peace.

New English Translation
But the oppressed will possess the land and enjoy great prosperity.

New King James Version
But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

New Living Translation
The lowly will possess the land and will live in peace and prosperity.

New Life Bible
But those who have no pride will be given the earth. And they will be happy and have much more than they need.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, the patient oppressed-ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(36-11) But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight in abundance of peace.

George Lamsa Translation
But the meek shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Good News Translation
but the humble will possess the land and enjoy prosperity and peace.

New American Standard Bible
But the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

King James Version
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But the meeke spirited shall possesse the earth: and shalbe delighted in the aboundaunce of peace.

New Revised Standard
But the meek shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

Darby Translation
But the meek shall possess the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of prosperity.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But mylde men schulen enerite the lond; and schulen delite in the multitude of pees.

Young's Literal Translation
And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.

World English Bible
But the humble shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Revised Standard Version
But the meek shall possess the land, and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

Update Bible Version
But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Webster's Bible Translation
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Bible in Basic English
But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the meke spreted shal possesse the earth, & haue pleasure in moch rest.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

Legacy Standard Bible
But the lowly will inherit the landAnd will delight themselves in abundant peace.

Contextual Overview

⁷Be still before the LORD; wait patiently for Him and entrust yourself to Him; Do not fret (whine, agonize) because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes. ⁸Cease from anger and abandon wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evil. ⁹For those who do evil will be cut off, But those who wait for the LORD, they will inherit the land. ¹⁰For yet a little while and the wicked one will be gone [forever]; Though you look carefully where he used to be, he will not be [found]. ¹¹But the humble will [at last] inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity and peace. ¹²The wicked plots against the righteous And gnashes at him with his teeth. ¹³The Lord laughs at him [the wicked one—the one who oppresses the righteous], For He sees that his day [of defeat] is coming. ¹⁴The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow To cast down the afflicted and the needy, To slaughter those who are upright in conduct [those with personal integrity and godly character]. ¹⁵The sword [of the ungodly] will enter their own heart, And their bow will be broken. ¹⁶Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God] Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the meek: Matthew 5:5, Galatians 5:22, Galatians 5:23, 1 Timothy 6:11, James 1:21, James 3:13

delight: Psalms 36:8, Psalms 72:7, Psalms 119:165, Isaiah 26:3, Isaiah 48:18, Isaiah 57:18-21, John 14:27, Philippians 4:7

Reciprocal: Genesis 39:22 - committed Psalms 25:13 - inherit Psalms 37:9 - inherit Psalms 37:22 - Blessed Psalms 37:29 - General Psalms 147:6 - lifteth up Proverbs 2:21 - General Proverbs 3:17 - all Proverbs 28:10 - but Ecclesiastes 8:12 - surely Isaiah 29:19 - meek Isaiah 58:14 - delight Isaiah 60:21 - inherit Jeremiah 33:6 - and will

Cross-References

Genesis 24:31
And Laban said, "Come in, blessed of the LORD! Why do you stand outside since I have made the house ready and have prepared a place for the camels?"

Genesis 37:14
Then Jacob said to him, "Please go and see whether everything is all right with your brothers and all right with the flock; then bring word [back] to me." So he sent him from the Hebron Valley, and he went to Shechem.

Genesis 37:16
He said, "I am looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are pasturing our flocks."

Psalms 106:16
They envied Moses in the camp, And Aaron [the high priest], the holy one of the LORD,

Ecclesiastes 4:4
I have seen that every [effort in] labor and every skill in work comes from man's rivalry with his neighbor. This too is vanity (futility, false pride) and chasing after the wind.

Isaiah 11:13
Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, And those who harass Judah will be cut off; Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, And Judah will not harass Ephraim.

Isaiah 26:11
Though Your hand is lifted up [to strike], O LORD, the wicked do not see it. Let them see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame; Indeed, let the fire reserved for Your enemies consume them.

Daniel 7:28
"This is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my [waking] thoughts were extremely troubling and alarming and my face grew pale; but I kept the matter [of the vision and the angel's explanation] to myself."

Matthew 27:18
For Pilate knew that it was because of jealousy that the chief priests and elders had handed Jesus over to him.

Mark 15:10
For he was aware that the chief priests had turned Jesus over to him because of envy and resentment.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But the meek shall inherit the earth,....

:-; of this character

:-. Our Lord seems to refer to this passage in Matthew 5:5;

and shall delight themselves is the abundance of peace; of spiritual peace enjoyed in a way of believing, arising from a comfortable view of interest in the blood, righteousness, and sacrifice of Christ; and of all happiness and prosperity in the kingdom of Christ here on earth, at which time there will be abundance of peace, Psalms 72:7; or of eternal peace in the world to come, which will be a state of uninterrupted and unspeakable peace; see Psalms 37:37; all which afford inconceivable delight and pleasure; and therefore such have no need to fret and be envious at the fading happiness of wicked men.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But the meek shall inherit the earth - See the notes at Psalms 37:3. On the meaning of the word here rendered “meek,” see the notes at Psalms 9:12, where it is rendered “humble.” The word properly denotes those who are afflicted, distressed, needy; then, those who are of humble rank in life; then, the mild, the gentle, the meek. The term here is a general one to denote those who are the friends of God, considered as meek, mild, gentle, humble, in contradistinction from the wicked who are proud and haughty; perhaps also, in this connection, in contrast with the wicked as prosperous in life. It was probably this passage that the Saviour quoted in Matthew 5:5.

And shall delight themselves -

(a) Shall “prefer” what is here referred to as the source of their happiness, or as in accordance with the desires of their hearts;

(b) shall “find” actual delight or happiness in this.

Though not rich and prospered in this world as the wicked often are, yet they will have their own sources of enjoyment, and will find happiness in what they prefer.

In the abundance of peace - In abundant peace. In the tranquility and quietness in which they spend their lives, in contrast with the jealousies, the contentions, and the strifes which exist among the wicked even when prosperous. They will have peace with God Psalms 29:11; Psalms 85:8; Psalms 119:165; Romans 5:1; they will have peace in their own consciences; they will have peace in the calmness of a quiet and contented spirit; they will have peace with those around them, as they have no passions to gratify, and no object to secure, which will excite the envy, or stir up the wrath, of others.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 37:11. But the meek — ענוים anavim, the afflicted, the poor Jewish captives.

Shall inherit the earth — ארץ arets, the land of Judea, given by God himself as an inheritance to their fathers, and to their posterity for ever. See Psalms 37:9.