The Meaning of Psalms 37:22 Explained

Psalms 37:22

KJV: For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

YLT: For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.

Darby: for those blessed of him shall possess the land, and they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

ASV: For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For [such as be] blessed  of him shall inherit  the earth;  and [they that be] cursed  of him shall be cut off. 

What does Psalms 37:22 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 37:18-29 - Ways That God Establishes
God takes pleasure in our lives. In each He is working out a plan. Even our failures do not turn Him away from us, for He keeps fast hold of our hands, Psalms 37:24, r.v., margin. Long after His people have passed home, God sees to their children. If they follow in their parents' ways, they are borne along in the stream of providential care; but obviously they may depart from it. What precious promises in Psalms 37:28; Psalms 37:31; Psalms 37:33; Psalms 37:37; Psalms 37:39-40! Never forsaken! Always sure of an Advocate in the Divine Presence! Not left to the mercy of our foes! Safely housed in the time of need! Dying in peace! Such are the blessings which accrue to the servant of God. Such has been the observation of one no longer young, Psalms 37:25.
When taunted, persecuted, maligned, desperate, go into a silent place and lift your tear-stained face to Him. He understands the unspoken language of sighs and tears. Do not hurry Him; He has ages to work in. Wait patiently and rest. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 37

1  David persuades to patience and confidence in God,
12  by the different estate of the godly and the wicked

What do the individual words in Psalms 37:22 mean?

For [those] blessed by Him shall inherit the earth but [those] cursed by Him shall be cut off
כִּ֣י מְ֭בֹרָכָיו יִ֣ירְשׁוּ אָ֑רֶץ וּ֝מְקֻלָּלָ֗יו יִכָּרֵֽתוּ

מְ֭בֹרָכָיו  [those]  blessed  by  Him 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּרַךְ 
Sense: to bless, kneel.
יִ֣ירְשׁוּ  shall  inherit 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: יָרַשׁ  
Sense: to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir.
אָ֑רֶץ  the  earth 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וּ֝מְקֻלָּלָ֗יו  but  [those]  cursed  by  Him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: קָלַל  
Sense: to be slight, be swift, be trifling, be of little account, be light.
יִכָּרֵֽתוּ  shall  be  cut  off 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: כָּרַת  
Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant.