Psalms 37:28

Psalms 37:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
• New International Version (NIV)For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed; the offspring of the wicked will perish.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For the Lord loves justice, and he will never abandon the godly. He will keep them safe forever, but the children of the wicked will die.

Context of Psalms 37:28

26He is ever merciful, and lends; And his descendants are blessed. 27Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell forevermore. For the Lord loves justice, And does not forsake His saints; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off. 29The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell in it forever. 30The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, And his tongue talks of justice.

Psalms 37:28 word by word

כִּ֤י יְהוָ֨ה׀ אֹ֘הֵ֤ב מִשְׁפָּ֗ט וְלֹא־יַעֲזֹ֣ב אֶת־חֲ֭סִידָיו לְעוֹלָ֣ם נִשְׁמָ֑רוּ וְזֶ֖רַע רְשָׁעִ֣ים נִכְרָֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• lovethאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• and forsakethעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• not his saintsחָסִידchâsîyd · piousH2623
• they are preservedשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• but the seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• shall be cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772

Cross-references for Psalms 37:28

• Psalms 11:7For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.
• Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
• Psalms 99:4The King’s strength also loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
• Isaiah 30:18Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him.
• Isaiah 61:8“For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery for burnt offering; I will direct their work in truth, And will make with them an everlasting covenant.
• Jeremiah 9:24But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the Lord.
• Psalms 37:25I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread.
• Psalms 92:13Those who are planted in the house of the Lord Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
• Isaiah 59:21“As for Me,” says the Lord, “this is My covenant with them: My Spirit who is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendants’ descendants,” says the Lord, “from this time and forevermore.”
• Jeremiah 32:40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.
• John 5:24“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
• John 6:39This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.
• John 10:28And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.
• John 15:9“As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.
• 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.
• 1 Peter 1:5who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Commentaries on Psalms 37:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Forsaketh not his saints - חטידיו את eth chasidaiv, his merciful or compassionate ones; those who, through love to him and all mankind, are ever ready to give of their substance to the poor. But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off - The children who follow the wicked steps of wicked parents shall, like their parents, be cut off. God's judgments descend to posterity, as well as his mercies.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28For the Lord loveth judgment - That is, God loves that which is right; he loves to do right. The idea is, that such a recompense as is here adverted to - that on the one hand, in rewarding with prosperity a pure and upright life - and that, on the other, in cutting off the wicked - is right and proper in itself; and that as God loves to do right, these consequences respectively may be expected to follow in regard to the righteous and the wicked. Compare…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-33Verses 21-33 The Lord our God requires that we do justly, and render to all their due. It is a great sin for those that are able, to deny the payment of just debts; it is a great misery not to be able to pay them. He that is truly merciful, will be ever merciful. We must leave our sins; learn to do well, and cleave to it. This is true religion. The blessing of God is the spring, sweetness, and security of all earthly enjoyments. And if we are sure of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-33The godly are wise; they do good and reject evil. The Lord cares for them, protecting them and ensuring that they receive their rightful portion of the land as their inheritance. The wicked might try to ambush the godly, but they will not succeed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-2927-29. The exhortation is sustained by the assurance of God's essential rectitude in that providential government which provides perpetual blessings for the good, and perpetual misery for the wicked.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 37:28

• Children
• God
• Heredity
• Perseverance
• Righteous
• Sin

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Commentaries on Psalms 37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings