The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
Parallel translations
- WEB The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
- KJV The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
- NKJV The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell in it forever.
- NASB The righteous will inherit the land And dwell in it forever.
- NLT The godly will possess the land and will live there forever.
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Quick answer
The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever. God's people receive a permanent, secure home.
Overview
David repeats the psalm's refrain that the righteous inherit the land and live there forever, emphasizing permanence. The earthly inheritance pictures a deeper, eternal reality. The New Testament unfolds this as the believer's everlasting inheritance and ultimately the new heavens and new earth where righteousness dwells (2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Prov 2:21For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
- Ps 37:9For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
- 2 Pet 3:13But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
- Rev 21:7The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
- Ps 37:18The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
- Ps 37:11But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
- Deut 30:20and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
- Rev 21:3–4And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
- Ps 37:27Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.
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