37:38 Sinful rebels are totally destroyed; 1
evil men have no future. 2
119:160 Your instructions are totally reliable;
all your just regulations endure. 3
1 tn Or “destroyed together.” In this case the psalmist pictures judgment sweeping them away as a group.
2 tn Heb “the end of evil men is cut off.” As in v. 37, some interpret אַחֲרִית (’akharit, “end”) as referring to offspring (see Ps 109:13). The perfect verbal forms in v. 38 probably express general truths. Another option is that they are used emphatically to state with certitude that the demise of the wicked is as good as done.
3 tn Heb “the head of your word is truth, and forever [is] all your just regulation.” The term “head” is used here of the “sum total” of God’s instructions.