Psalms 37:16

37:16 The little bit that a godly man owns is better than

the wealth of many evil men, ¹ 

Psalms 105:12

105:12 When they were few in number,

just a very few, and resident aliens within it,

Psalms 109:8

109:8 May his days be few! ² 

May another take his job! ³ 

[37:16]  ¹ tn 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 godly individual may seem to have only meager possessions, he always has what he needs and will eventually possess the land. The wicked may prosper for a brief time, but will eventually be destroyed by divine judgment and lose everything.

[109:8]  ² tn The prefixed verbal forms (except those with vav [ו] consecutive) in vv. 8-20 are taken as jussives of prayer. Note the distinct jussive forms used in vv. 12-13, 15, 19.

[109:8]  ³ tn The Hebrew noun פְּקֻדָּה (pÿquddah) can mean “charge” or “office,” though BDB 824 s.v. suggests that here it refers to his possessions.