Psalms 37:28

For the Lord promotes ¹  justice, and never abandons ²  his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, ³  but the children ⁴  of evil men are wiped out. ⁵ 

Ex 20:5; Job 18:19; Job 27:14; Ps 11:7; Ps 21:10; Ps 37:25,40; Ps 45:6,7; Ps 92:13-15; Ps 99:4; Pr 2:22; Isa 14:20,21; Isa 30:18; Isa 59:21; Isa 61:8; Jer 9:24; Jer 32:40,41; Joh 5:24; Joh 6:39,40; Joh 10:28-30; Joh 15:9; 1Pe 1:5; 1Jo 2:19; Jude 1:1

¹ 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.

² tn The imperfect verbal form draws attention to this generalizing statement.

³ tn Or “protected forever.”

⁴ tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

⁵ tn Or “cut off”; or “removed.” The perfect verbal forms in v. 28b state general truths.