Psalms 37:22

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 

Psalms 37:29

37:29 The godly will possess the land

and will dwell in it permanently.

Psalms 37:9

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 

Psalms 37:11

37:11 But the oppressed will possess the land

and enjoy great prosperity. ⁸ 

Psalms 105:44

105:44 He handed the territory of nations over to them,

and they took possession of what other peoples had produced, ⁹ 

[37:22]  ¹ tn The particle כִּי is best understood as asseverative or emphatic here.

[37:22]  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.

[37:22]  ³ tn Heb “cursed.”

[37:22]  ⁴ tn Or “cut off”; or “removed” (see v. 9).

[37:9]  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.

[37:9]  ⁶ tn Or “cut off, removed.”

[37:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “and those who wait on the Lord, they will possess the land.”

[37:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “and they will take delight in (see v. 4) abundance of peace.”

[105:44]  ¹³ tn Heb “and the [product of the] work of peoples they possessed.”