Psalms 37:3

37:3 Trust in the Lord and do what is right!

Settle in the land and maintain your integrity! ¹ 

Psalms 37:9

37:9 Wicked men ²  will be wiped out, ³ 

but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land. ⁴ 

Psalms 37:11

37:11 But the oppressed will possess the land

and enjoy great prosperity. ⁵ 

Psalms 37:22

37:22 Surely ⁶  those favored by the Lord ⁷  will possess the land,

but those rejected ⁸  by him will be wiped out. ⁹ 

Psalms 37:29

37:29 The godly will possess the land

and will dwell in it permanently.

[37:3]  ¹ tn Heb “tend integrity.” The verb רָעָה (ra’ah, “tend, shepherd”) is probably used here in the sense of “watch over, guard.” The noun אֱמוּנָה (’emunah, “faithfulness, honesty, integrity”) is understood as the direct object of the verb, though it could be taken as an adverbial accusative, “[feed] securely,” if the audience is likened to a flock of sheep.

[37:9]  ² 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]  ³ tn Or “cut off, removed.”

[37:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “and those who wait on the Lord, they will possess the land.”

[37:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “and they will take delight in (see v. 4) abundance of peace.”

[37:22]  ⁶ tn The particle כִּי is best understood as asseverative or emphatic here.

[37:22]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ tn Heb “cursed.”

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