Psalms 37:10 (WEB)

Passage

For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.

Nearby Context

Psalms 37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret, it leads only to evildoing.

Psalms 37:9 For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.

Psalms 37:10 For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn’t there.

Psalms 37:11 But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Psalms 37:12 The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "little", "wicked", "though", "look", and "place". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "little" and "wicked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "For evildoers shall be cut off but..." into verse 11's "But the humble shall inherit the land...", so "little" and "wicked" 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 "little" and "wicked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.