Discovery BoxPsalms 37:17 
Context37:17 for evil men will lose their power, 1
but the Lord sustains 2 the godly.
Psalms 37:24
Context37:24 Even if 3 he trips, he will not fall headlong, 4
for the Lord holds 5 his hand.
Psalms 37:28
Context37:28 For the Lord promotes 6 justice,
and never abandons 7 his faithful followers.
They are permanently secure, 8
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.
6 tn Heb “loves.” The verb “loves” is here metonymic; the
7 tn The imperfect verbal form draws attention to this generalizing statement.
8 tn Or “protected forever.”
9 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
10 tn Or “cut off”; or “removed.” The perfect verbal forms in v. 28b state general truths.
