Psalms 37:34 (GNV)

Passage

Waite thou on the Lord, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see.

Nearby Context

Psalms 37:32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

Psalms 37:33 But the Lord wil not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him, when he is iudged.

Psalms 37:34 Waite thou on the Lord, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see.

Psalms 37:35 I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.

Psalms 37:36 Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "waite", "thou", "lord", "keepe", "shall", "exalt", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "waite" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "But the Lord wil not leaue him..." into verse 35's "I haue seene the wicked strong and...", so "waite" and "thou" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "waite" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.