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Psalms 37:9

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evildoers: Psalms 37:35-36, Psalms 55:23; Job 20:23-29, Job 27:13, Job 27:14-23

inherit: Psalms 37:11-12, Psalms 37:29, Psalms 25:13; Isaiah 58:14, Isaiah 60:21; Hebrews 11:16; Revelation 5:10

the earth: Or, "the land," airetz:, probably the land of Judea, given by God himself as an inheritance to their fathers, and their posterity forever, and this verse seems to contain a promise of their return thither.

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