Psalms 25:13

25:13 They experience his favor; ¹ 

their descendants ²  inherit the land. ³ 

Psalms 37:26

37:26 All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, ⁴ 

and his children ⁵  are blessed.

Psalms 37:25

37:25 I was once young, now I am old.

I have never seen a godly man abandoned,

or his children ⁶  forced to search for food. ⁷ 

[25:13]  ¹ tn Heb “his life in goodness dwells.” The singular is representative (see v. 14).

[25:13]  ² tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

[25:13]  ³ tn Or “earth.”

[37:26]  ⁴ tn The active participles describe characteristic behavior.

[37:26]  ⁵ tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

[37:25]  ⁷ tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

[37:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “or his offspring searching for food.” The expression “search for food” also appears in Lam 1:11, where Jerusalem’s refugees are forced to search for food and to trade their valuable possessions for something to eat.