Psalms 37:9

37:9 Wicked men ¹  will be wiped out, ² 

but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land. ³ 

Psalms 37:22

37:22 Surely ⁴  those favored by the Lord ⁵  will possess the land,

but those rejected ⁶  by him will be wiped out. ⁷ 

[37:9]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Or “cut off, removed.”

[37:9]  ³ tn Heb “and those who wait on the Lord, they will possess the land.”

[37:22]  ⁴ tn The particle כִּי is best understood as asseverative or emphatic here.

[37:22]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Heb “cursed.”

[37:22]  ⁷ tn Or “cut off”; or “removed” (see v. 9).