Psalms 37:23

37:23 The Lord grants success to the one

whose behavior he finds commendable. ¹ 

Psalms 37:39

37:39 But the Lord delivers the godly; ² 

he protects them in times of trouble. ³ 

[37:23]  ¹ tn 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 behavior is commendable in God’s sight is the one whose ways are established by God. Another option is that the second line refers to the godly man delighting in God’s “way,” namely the lifestyle which he prescribes for men. In this case one might translate, “The Lord grants success to the one who desires to obey his commands.”

[37:39]  ² tn Heb “and the deliverance of the godly [ones] [is] from the Lord.”

[37:39]  ³ tn Heb “[he is] their place of refuge in a time of trouble.”