34 (A)Wait on the Lord,
And keep His way,
And He shall exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

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34 Hope in the Lord(A)
    and keep his way.(B)
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
    when the wicked are destroyed,(C) you will see(D) it.

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14 (A)Wait[a] on the Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 27:14 Wait in faith

14 Wait(A) for the Lord;
    be strong(B) and take heart
    and wait for the Lord.

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22 (A)Do not say, “I will [a]recompense evil”;
(B)Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.

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  1. Proverbs 20:22 repay

22 Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!”(A)
    Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.(B)

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13 (A)But he who endures to the end shall be saved.

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13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(A)

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For evildoers shall be [a]cut off;
But those who wait on the Lord,
They shall (A)inherit the earth.

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  1. Psalm 37:9 destroyed

For those who are evil will be destroyed,(A)
    but those who hope(B) in the Lord will inherit the land.(C)

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Rest in the Lord, (A)and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who (B)prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

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Be still(A) before the Lord
    and wait patiently(B) for him;
do not fret(C) when people succeed in their ways,(D)
    when they carry out their wicked schemes.(E)

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God shall likewise destroy you forever;
He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
The righteous also shall see and fear,
And shall laugh at him, saying,

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Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
    He will snatch you up and pluck(A) you from your tent;
    he will uproot(B) you from the land of the living.(C)
The righteous will see and fear;
    they will laugh(D) at you, saying,

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Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,

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Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.(A)

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Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

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Trust in the Lord and do good;
    dwell in the land(A) and enjoy safe pasture.(B)

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10 But (A)He knows the way that I take;
When (B)He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.
11 (C)My foot has held fast to His steps;
I have kept His way and not turned aside.
12 I have not departed from the (D)commandment of His lips;
(E)I have treasured the words of His mouth
More than my [a]necessary food.

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  1. Job 23:12 Lit. appointed portion

10 But he knows the way that I take;(A)
    when he has tested me,(B) I will come forth as gold.(C)
11 My feet have closely followed his steps;(D)
    I have kept to his way without turning aside.(E)
12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips;(F)
    I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.(G)

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11 (A)For whoever exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

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  1. Luke 14:11 put down

11 For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(A)

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17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

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17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
    those who guard their ways preserve their lives.(A)

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25 Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.
26 Ponder the path of your (A)feet,
And let all your ways be established.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.

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25 Let your eyes(A) look straight ahead;
    fix your gaze directly before you.
26 Give careful thought to the[a] paths for your feet(B)
    and be steadfast in all your ways.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left;(C)
    keep your foot from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level