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Text -- Psalms 37:16-40 (NET)

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37:16 The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men, 37:17 for evil men will lose their power, but the Lord sustains the godly. 37:18 The Lord watches over the innocent day by day and they possess a permanent inheritance. 37:19 They will not be ashamed when hard times come; when famine comes they will have enough to eat. 37:20 But evil men will die; the Lord’s enemies will be incinerated– they will go up in smoke. 37:21 Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous. 37:22 Surely those favored by the Lord will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out. 37:23 The Lord grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable. 37:24 Even if he trips, he will not fall headlong, for the Lord holds his hand. 37:25 I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food. 37:26 All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed. 37:27 Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security. 37:28 For the Lord promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out. 37:29 The godly will possess the land and will dwell in it permanently. 37:30 The godly speak wise words and promote justice. 37:31 The law of their God controls their thinking; their feet do not slip. 37:32 Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them. 37:33 But the Lord does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law. 37:34 Rely on the Lord! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men. 37:35 I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil. 37:36 But then one passes by, and suddenly they have disappeared! I looked for them, but they could not be found. 37:37 Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly! For the one who promotes peace has a future. 37:38 Sinful rebels are totally destroyed; evil men have no future. 37:39 But the Lord delivers the godly; he protects them in times of trouble. 37:40 The Lord helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from evil men and delivers them, for they seek his protection.
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NET Notes: Psa 37:16 Heb “Better [is] a little to the godly one than the wealth of many evil ones.” The following verses explain why this is true. Though a god...

NET Notes: Psa 37:17 The active participle here indicates this is characteristically true.

NET Notes: Psa 37:18 Heb “and their inheritance is forever.”

NET Notes: Psa 37:19 Heb “in days of famine they will be satisfied.”

NET Notes: Psa 37:20 Heb “they perish in smoke, they perish.” In addition to repeating the verb for emphasis, the psalmist uses the perfect form of the verb to...

NET Notes: Psa 37:21 Heb “an evil [man] borrows and does not repay; but a godly [man] is gracious and gives.” The singular forms are used in a representative s...

NET Notes: Psa 37:22 Or “cut off”; or “removed” (see v. 9).

NET Notes: Psa 37:23 Heb “from the Lord the steps of a man are established, and in his way he delights.” The second line qualifies the first. The man whose beh...

NET Notes: Psa 37:24 The active participle indicates this is characteristically true. See v. 17.

NET Notes: Psa 37:25 Heb “or his offspring searching for food.” The expression “search for food” also appears in Lam 1:11, where Jerusalem’s ...

NET Notes: Psa 37:26 Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

NET Notes: Psa 37:27 Heb “and dwell permanently.” The imperative with vav (ו) is best taken here as a result clause after the preceding imperatives.

NET Notes: Psa 37:28 Or “cut off”; or “removed.” The perfect verbal forms in v. 28b state general truths.

NET Notes: Psa 37:30 Heb “The mouth of the godly [one] utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.” The singular form is used in a representative sense; the ...

NET Notes: Psa 37:31 Heb “his.” The pronoun has been translated as plural to agree with the representative or typical “godly” in v. 30.

NET Notes: Psa 37:32 Heb “an evil [one] watches the godly [one] and seeks to kill him.” The singular forms are used in a representative sense; the typical evil...

NET Notes: Psa 37:33 Heb “the Lord does not abandon him into his hand or condemn him when he is judged.” The imperfects draw attention to the Lord’s char...

NET Notes: Psa 37:34 Heb “when evil men are cut off you will see.”

NET Notes: Psa 37:35 Heb “being exposed [?] like a native, luxuriant.” The Hebrew form מִתְעָרֶה (mitR...

NET Notes: Psa 37:36 Heb “and he passes by and, look, he is not [there].” The subject of the verb “passes by” is probably indefinite, referring to ...

NET Notes: Psa 37:37 Heb “for [there is] an end for a man of peace.” Some interpret אַחֲרִית (’akharit, &...

NET Notes: Psa 37:38 Heb “the end of evil men is cut off.” As in v. 37, some interpret אַחֲרִית (’akharit...

NET Notes: Psa 37:39 Heb “[he is] their place of refuge in a time of trouble.”

NET Notes: Psa 37:40 The prefixed verbal forms with vav (ו) consecutive carry on the generalizing tone of the preceding verse.

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