37:22 Surely 1 those favored by the Lord 2 will possess the land,
but those rejected 3 by him will be wiped out. 4
37:29 The godly will possess the land
and will dwell in it permanently.
37:9 Wicked men 5 will be wiped out, 6
but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land. 7
37:11 But the oppressed will possess the land
and enjoy great prosperity. 8
105:44 He handed the territory of nations over to them,
and they took possession of what other peoples had produced, 9
1 tn The particle כִּי is best understood as asseverative or emphatic here.
2 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.
3 tn Heb “cursed.”
4 tn Or “cut off”; or “removed” (see v. 9).
5 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.
6 tn Or “cut off, removed.”
7 tn Heb “and those who wait on the
9 tn Heb “and they will take delight in (see v. 4) abundance of peace.”
13 tn Heb “and the [product of the] work of peoples they possessed.”