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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Psalms 37:28

26All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. 27Depart from evil, and do good; dwell for evermore. 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. 29The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. 30The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, and his tongue speaketh judgment.

Psalms 37:28 word by word

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

• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• preservedשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• cutכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772

Cross-references for Psalms 37:28

• Psalms 11:7For the LORD is righteous; he loveth righteousness: the upright shall behold his face.
• Psalms 45:6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
• Psalms 99:4The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
• Isaiah 30:18And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment; blessed are all they that wait for him.
• Isaiah 61:8For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompence in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
• Jeremiah 9:24but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth, and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
• Psalms 37:25I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread.
• Psalms 92:13They that are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
• Isaiah 59:21And as for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD: my spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.
• Jeremiah 32:40and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; and I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
• John 5:24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.
• John 6:39And this is the will of him that sent me, that of all that which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.
• John 10:28and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.
• John 15:9Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide ye 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 how that they all are not of us.
• 1 Peter 1:5who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a 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