Psalms 37:9
Context37:9 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 37:34
Context37:34 Rely 4 on the Lord! Obey his commands! 5
Then he will permit you 6 to possess the land;
you will see the demise of evil men. 7
Psalms 69:35
Context69:35 For God will deliver Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah,
and his people 8 will again live in them and possess Zion. 9
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
4 tn Or “wait.”
5 tn Heb “keep his way.” The
6 tn Heb “and he will lift you up.” The prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) is best taken here as a result clause following the imperatives in the preceding lines.
7 tn Heb “when evil men are cut off you will see.”
8 tn Heb “they”; the referent (God’s people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
9 tn Heb “it.” The third feminine singular pronominal suffix probably refers to “Zion” (see Pss 48:12; 102:14); thus the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.