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Psa 37:34 — 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].

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Wait		Kawah, to wait, implies the extension of a right line from one point to another. The first point is the human heart; the line is its intense desire; and the last point is God, to whom the heart extends this straight line of earnest desire. He who, while he waits on God, keeps his way, is sure to have the further blessings of which he is in pursuit. Psa 37:3,7,9; Psa 27:14; Pro 20:22
keep		Job 17:9; Job 23:10-12; Pro 4:25-27; Pro 16:17; Mat 24:13
exalt		Psa 92:10; Psa 112:9; Luk 14:11; 1Pe 1:7; 1Pe 5:6
when		Psa 52:5,6; Psa 91:8; Psa 92:11

Correlating Passages

Wait

	Psa 37:3	Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
	Psa 37:7	Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
	Psa 37:9	For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
	Psa 27:14	Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
	Pro 20:22	Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

keep

	Job 17:9	The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
	Job 23:10	But he knoweth the way that I take: [when] he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
	Job 23:11	My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
	Job 23:12	Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary [food].
	Pro 4:25	Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
	Pro 4:26	Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
	Pro 4:27	Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
	Pro 16:17	The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
	Mat 24:13	But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

exalt

	Psa 92:10	But my horn shalt thou exalt like [the horn of] an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
	Psa 112:9	He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
	Luk 14:11	For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
	1Pe 1:7	That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
	1Pe 5:6	Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

when

	Psa 52:5	God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of [thy] dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
	Psa 52:6	The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
	Psa 91:8	Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
	Psa 92:11	Mine eye also shall see [my desire] on mine enemies, [and] mine ears shall hear [my desire] of the wicked that rise up against me.

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Scott, Thomas. "Psalms 37:34," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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