Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
Cross References
Psalm 26:10in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.
Psalm 37:1Do not fret over doers of evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
Psalm 37:8Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret--it can only bring harm.
Psalm 40:1I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Psalm 49:16Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
Psalm 62:5Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
Psalm 73:3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
Lamentations 3:26It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
Treasury of Scripture
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass.
Rest in [heb.
Psalm 62:1
To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
Joshua 10:12
Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
Jonah 1:11
Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
wait
Psalm 27:14
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psalm 40:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Proverbs 20:22
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
fret
Psalm 50:8
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.
Psalm 73:3-14
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked…
Jeremiah 12:1
Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
the man
Job 21:7
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Ecclesiastes 5:8
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
Isaiah 10:13,14
For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: …
