Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

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(A)Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
(B)Do not fret—it only causes harm.

For evildoers shall be [a]cut off;
But those who wait on the Lord,
They shall (C)inherit the earth.
10 For (D)yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more;
Indeed, (E)you will look carefully for his place,
But it shall be no more.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:9 destroyed

(A)Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
    (B)Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
(C)For the evildoers shall be cut off,
    but those who wait for the Lord shall (D)inherit the land.

10 In (E)just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
    though you look carefully at (F)his place, he will not be there.

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