Psalms 37:34 (YLT)

Passage

Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off--thou seest!

Nearby Context

Psalms 37:32 The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

Psalms 37:33 Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.

Psalms 37:34 Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off--thou seest!

Psalms 37:35 I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,

Psalms 37:36 And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "Jehovah doth not leave him in his..." into verse 35's "I have seen the wicked terrible And...", so "look" and "jehovah" 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 "look" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.