Mazmur 37:8-9

37:8 Do not be angry and frustrated! ¹ 

Do not fret! That only leads to trouble!

37:9 Wicked men ²  will be wiped out, ³ 

but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land. ⁴ 

[37:8]  ¹ tn Heb “Refrain from anger! Abandon rage!”

[37:9]  ² tn Heb “for evil men.” The conjunction כִּי (ki, “for”) relates to the exhortations in v. 8; there is no reason to be frustrated, for the evildoers will be punished in due time.

[37:9]  ³ tn Or “cut off, removed.”

[37:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “and those who wait on the Lord, they will possess the land.”