Mazmur 37:24

37:24 Even if ¹  he trips, he will not fall headlong, ² 

for the Lord holds ³  his hand.

Mazmur 37:28

37:28 For the Lord promotes ⁴  justice,

and never abandons ⁵  his faithful followers.

They are permanently secure, ⁶ 

but the children ⁷  of evil men are wiped out. ⁸ 

[37:24]  ¹ tn Other translation options for כִּי in this context are “when” (so NASB) or “though” (so NEB, NIV, NRSV).

[37:24]  ² tn Heb “be hurled down.”

[37:24]  ³ tn The active participle indicates this is characteristically true. See v. 17.

[37:28]  ⁴ 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.

[37:28]  ⁵ tn The imperfect verbal form draws attention to this generalizing statement.

[37:28]  ⁶ tn Or “protected forever.”

[37:28]  ⁷ tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

[37:28]  ⁸ tn Or “cut off”; or “removed.” The perfect verbal forms in v. 28b state general truths.