Mazmur 37:9

37:9 Wicked men ¹  will be wiped out, ² 

but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land. ³ 

Mazmur 37:11

37:11 But the oppressed will possess the land

and enjoy great prosperity. ⁴ 

Mazmur 37:22

37:22 Surely ⁵  those favored by the Lord ⁶  will possess the land,

but those rejected ⁷  by him will be wiped out. ⁸ 

Mazmur 37:29

37:29 The godly will possess the land

and will dwell in it permanently.

Mazmur 37:34

37:34 Rely ⁹  on the Lord! Obey his commands! ¹⁰ 

Then he will permit you ¹¹  to possess the land;

you will see the demise of evil men. ¹² 

[37:9]  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.

[37:9]  ² tn Or “cut off, removed.”

[37:9]  ³ tn Heb “and those who wait on the Lord, they will possess the land.”

[37:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they will take delight in (see v. 4) abundance of peace.”

[37:22]  ⁵ tn The particle כִּי is best understood as asseverative or emphatic here.

[37:22]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ tn Heb “cursed.”

[37:22]  ⁸ tn Or “cut off”; or “removed” (see v. 9).

[37:34]  ⁹ tn Or “wait.”

[37:34]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “keep his way.” The Lord’s “way” refers here to the “conduct required” by the Lord. In Ps 25 the Lord’s “ways” are associated with his covenantal demands (see vv. 4, 9-10). See also Ps 119:3 (cf. vv. 1, 4), as well as Deut 8:6; 10:12; 11:22; 19:9; 26:17; 28:9; 30:16.

[37:34]  ¹¹ 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.

[37:34]  ¹² tn Heb “when evil men are cut off you will see.”