What does Psalm 37:36 mean?

Psalm 37:36 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Psalm 37:36 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

36Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

37Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

38But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

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