Psalm 37:29

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

Cross-reference

Psalm 37:9 Parallel

Psalm 37:9 repeats the same promise: those who wait on the LORD shall inherit the earth, identical to the righteous inheriting the land here.

Psalm 37:11 Parallel

Psalm 37:11 adds that the meek inherit the earth — a parallel beatitude to the righteous inheriting the land here.

Psalm 37:18 Parallel

Psalm 37:18 says the upright's inheritance shall be forever — matching the promise of dwelling in the land forever here.

Psalm 37:27 Parallel

Psalm 37:27 exhorts to depart from evil and do good, with the result 'dwell forevermore' — the same outcome as the righteous dwelling forever here.

Psalm 25:13 Parallel

Psalm 25:13 similarly promises the righteous will inherit the land and dwell in well-being — a parallel teaching on the same theme.

Deuteronomy 30:20 promises dwelling in the land as a reward for loving and obeying God — the same land inheritance theme as here.

Proverbs 2:21 states that the upright will dwell in the land — a near-verbatim parallel to the righteous inheriting the land here.

2 Peter 3:13 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Peter 3:13 looks to a new earth where righteousness dwells — a NT fulfillment of the righteous inheriting the land, now expanded to the new creation.

Revelation 21:3 Prophetic fulfillment

Revelation 21:3 shows the ultimate fulfillment: God dwelling with his people forever, the new creation where the righteous inherit the land.

Genesis 13:15 is the original land promise to Abraham — the righteous inheriting the land in Psalm 37:29 is an application of that covenant promise.

Matthew 5:5 Allusion

Matthew 5:5 directly echoes this promise, applying it to the meek — a NT fulfillment of the inheritance theme.

Proverbs 10:30 reinforces the promise: the righteous will never be removed from the land, contrasting with the wicked.

Revelation 21:7 echoes the inheritance promise: the one who conquers inherits all things, becoming God's son — a NT expansion of the righteous inheriting the land.