Psalms 37:34 (KJV)

Passage

Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

Nearby Context

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

Psalms 37:33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

Psalms 37:34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

Psalms 37:35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

Psalms 37:36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "The LORD will not leave him in..." into verse 35's "I have seen the wicked in great...", so "wait" and "lord" 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 "wait" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.