Mazmur 37:9
Konteks37:9 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 37:28-29
Konteks37:28 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
37:29 The godly will possess the land
and will dwell in it permanently.
[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
[37:28] 4 tn Heb “loves.” The verb “loves” is here metonymic; the
[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.