Psalms 37:28-29
28 For the Lord promotes ▼
▼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.
justice, and never abandons ▼
▼tn The imperfect verbal form draws attention to this generalizing statement.
his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, ▼
▼tn Or “protected forever.”
but the children ▼
▼tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
of the wicked are wiped out. ▼ 29 The godly will possess the land
and will dwell in it permanently.
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