Psalms 37:34–40
Hope in the Lord and keep His way, for the ruthless will vanish like a fallen tree, but the man of peace has a future because God is His stronghold and deliverer.
34 Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
35 I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
36 But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
38 As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
40 Yahweh helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him.
Hope in the Lord and keep His way, for the ruthless will vanish like a fallen tree, but the man of peace has a future because God is his stronghold and deliverer.
To conclude the psalm with a definitive contrast between the temporary, spectacular rise of the wicked and the secure, eternal future of the righteous who wait on the LORD.
The Meek Inherit the Land as the Wicked Fade
Because the LORD will remove the wicked and give the future to the meek, His people must refuse fretting, trust Him, do good, and wait for His salvation.