Psalms 37:11

37:11 But the oppressed will possess the land

and enjoy great prosperity. 1 

Psalms 37:18

37:18 The Lord watches over the innocent day by day 2 

and they possess a permanent inheritance. 3 

Psalms 37:29

37:29 The godly will possess the land

and will dwell in it permanently.

Psalms 51:6

51:6 Look, 4  you desire 5  integrity in the inner man; 6 

you want me to possess wisdom. 7 

1 tn Heb “and they will take delight in (see v. 4) abundance of peace.”

2 tn Heb “the Lord knows the days of the innocent ones.” He “knows” their days in the sense that he is intimately aware of and involved in their daily struggles. He meets their needs and sustains them.

3 tn Heb “and their inheritance is forever.”

4 sn The juxtaposition of two occurrences of “look” in vv. 5-6 draws attention to the sharp contrast between the sinful reality of the psalmist’s condition and the lofty ideal God has for him.

5 tn The perfect is used in a generalizing sense here.

6 tn Heb “in the covered [places],” i.e., in the inner man.

7 tn Heb “in the secret [place] wisdom you cause me to know.” The Hiphil verbal form is causative, while the imperfect is used in a modal sense to indicate God’s desire (note the parallel verb “desire”).

sn You want me to possess wisdom. Here “wisdom” does not mean “intelligence” or “learning,” but refers to moral insight and skill.