Mazmur 37:22

37:22 Surely ¹  those favored by the Lord ²  will possess the land,

but those rejected ³  by him will be wiped out. ⁴ 

Amsal 14:11

14:11 The household ⁵  of the wicked will be destroyed,

but the tent ⁶  of the upright will flourish.

[37:22]  ¹ tn The particle כִּי is best understood as asseverative or emphatic here.

[37:22]  ² tn Heb “those blessed by him.” The pronoun “him” must refer to the Lord (see vv. 20, 23), so the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[37:22]  ³ tn Heb “cursed.”

[37:22]  ⁴ tn Or “cut off”; or “removed” (see v. 9).

[14:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “house.” The term “house” is a metonymy of subject, referring to their contents: families and family life.

[14:11]  sn Personal integrity ensures domestic stability and prosperity, while lack of such integrity (= wickedness) will lead to the opposite.

[14:11]  ⁶ tn The term “tent” is a metonymy here referring to the contents of the tent: families.