37:17 for evil men will lose their power, 1
but the Lord sustains 2 the godly.
37:24 Even if 3 he trips, he will not fall headlong, 4
for the Lord holds 5 his hand.
1 tn Heb “for the arms of the evil ones will be broken.”
2 tn The active participle here indicates this is characteristically true.
3 tn Other translation options for כִּי in this context are “when” (so NASB) or “though” (so NEB, NIV, NRSV).
4 tn Heb “be hurled down.”
5 tn The active participle indicates this is characteristically true. See v. 17.