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Psalms 37:28

God's faithfulnessJusticeProtection and safety

26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

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BSB
For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
KJV
For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
WEB
For the LORD loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
ASV
For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
DARBY
for Jehovah loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: They are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
BLB
For YHWH loves justice, and He will not forsake His holy ones; forever they are preserved, and the seed of the wicked will be cut off.
ÅB
For Herren elsker rett
og forlater ikke sine fromme;
til evig tid blir de bevart.
Men de ugudeliges etterkommere utryddes.
OTB
For Herren elsker rett
Og vil ikke forlate sine trofaste;
De skal bli bevart for evig,
Men de ugudeliges ætt skal utryddes.
B1930
For Herren elsker rett og forlater ikke sine fromme; til evig tid blir de bevart. Men de ugudeliges avkom utryddes.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 2:22

    But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

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  • Psalms 11:7

    For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

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  • Psalms 21:10

    Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

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  • Isaiah 59:21

    As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.

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  • 1 Peter 1:5

    Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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  • Job 27:14

    If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

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  • Jude 1:1

    Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

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  • Isaiah 61:8

    For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

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