Discovery BoxPsalms 37:16-19 
Context37:16 The little bit that a godly man owns is better than
the wealth of many evil men, 1
37:17 for evil men will lose their power, 2
but the Lord sustains 3 the godly.
37:18 The Lord watches over the innocent day by day 4
and they possess a permanent inheritance. 5
37:19 They will not be ashamed when hard times come; 6
when famine comes they will have enough to eat. 7
1 tn Heb “Better [is] a little to the godly one than the wealth of many evil ones.” The following verses explain why this is true. Though a godly individual may seem to have only meager possessions, he always has what he needs and will eventually possess the land. The wicked may prosper for a brief time, but will eventually be destroyed by divine judgment and lose everything.
2 tn Heb “for the arms of the evil ones will be broken.”
3 tn The active participle here indicates this is characteristically true.
4 tn Heb “the
5 tn Heb “and their inheritance is forever.”
6 tn Heb “in a time of trouble.”
7 tn Heb “in days of famine they will be satisfied.”
