Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
cut off—opposed to "inherit the earth" (compare Leviticus 7:20-21).
payeth not—not able; having grown poor (compare Deuteronomy 15:7). Ability of the one and inability of the other do not exclude moral dispositions. God's blessing or cursing makes the difference.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Psalms 37:22:
Proverbs 2:21-22
Proverbs 13:22
Isaiah 60:21
Hebrews 3:11
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