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34 Wait for the Lord, and keep to his way,
    and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
    you will look on the destruction of the wicked.

35 I have seen the wicked oppressing,
    and towering like a cedar of Lebanon.[a]
36 Again I[b] passed by, and they were no more;
    though I sought them, they could not be found.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:35 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. Psalm 37:36 Gk Syr Jerome: Heb he

34 Hope in the Lord(A)
    and keep his way.(B)
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
    when the wicked are destroyed,(C) you will see(D) it.

35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
    flourishing(E) like a luxuriant native tree,
36 but he soon passed away and was no more;
    though I looked for him, he could not be found.(F)

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