Psalms Chapter 37 verse 11 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 37:11

But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
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BBE Psalms 37:11

But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.
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DARBY Psalms 37:11

But the meek shall possess the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of prosperity.
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KJV Psalms 37:11

But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
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WBT Psalms 37:11

But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
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WEB Psalms 37:11

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

And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 11. - But the meek shall inherit the earth. This prophecy is endorsed by our Lord (Matthew 5:5). It has only had occasional fulfilment hitherto, notably in Moses, the meekest man of his day (Numbers 12:3); to some extent in St. Louis and other great saints, whose influence has been world-wide, as St. Francis d'Assisi, St. Francis Xavier, St. Carlo Boromeo, and others. And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. Being men of peace, the meek, when they "inherit the earth," will establish universal peace (Isaiah 2:4; Isaiah 11:6-9; Isaiah 65:25; Ezekiel 34:25) and "delight in the abundance of it" (comp. Psalm 72:7).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) Shall inherit.--A repetition of Psalm 37:3.--Better, are heirs of the land, i.e., Canaan. Christ's Beatitude (see Matthew 5:3, N. Test. Commentary) widens the promise and lifts it to a higher level. The quiet, unpretending, contented servant of God gets more true blessedness out of the earth, and so more truly possesses it, than the ungodly, though they be lords of broad acres.