Psalms 37:9

37:9 Wicked men ¹  will be wiped out, ² 

but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land. ³ 

Psalms 37:28

37:28 For the Lord promotes ⁴  justice,

and never abandons ⁵  his faithful followers.

They are permanently secure, ⁶ 

but the children ⁷  of evil men are wiped out. ⁸ 

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¹ tn Heb “for evil men.” The conjunction כִּי (ki, “for”) relates to the exhortations in v. 8; there is no reason to be frustrated, for the evildoers will be punished in due time.

² tn Or “cut off, removed.”

³ tn Heb “and those who wait on the Lord, they will possess the land.”

⁴ tn Heb “loves.” The verb “loves” is here metonymic; the Lord’s commitment to principles of justice causes him to actively promote these principles as he governs the world. The active participle describes characteristic behavior.

⁵ tn The imperfect verbal form draws attention to this generalizing statement.

⁶ tn Or “protected forever.”

⁷ tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

⁸ tn Or “cut off”; or “removed.” The perfect verbal forms in v. 28b state general truths.