Psalms 37:35

"Wait for the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it."

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From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

I have seen -I have had an opportunity, in my long lifePsalms 37:25, of witnessing the accuracy of the statement just made, that a righteous man may live to see a confirmation of the truth that wickedness, however prosperous the wicked man may be, will lead to ultimate ruin - as I have had an opportunity of seeingPsalms 37:25-26the effect of a course of righteousness on the ultimate prosperity and happiness of its possessor. The same experience, with the same result, is referred to inJob 5:3. In great power -The word used here -עריץ‛ârı̂yts- means properly “terrible; inspiring terror.” It is applied to God inJeremiah 20:11; and to powerful nations,Isaiah 25:3.

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