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Psalm 37:37-39
Common English Bible
Psalm 37:37-39
Common English Bible
37 Observe those who have integrity
and watch those whose heart is right
because the future belongs to persons of peace.
38 But wrongdoers will be destroyed all together;
the future of the wicked will be cut short.
39 The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord;
he is their refuge in times of trouble.
Psalm 37:37-39
New English Translation
Psalm 37:37-39
New English Translation
37 Take note of the one who has integrity. Observe the upright.
For the one who promotes peace has a future.[a]
38 Sinful rebels are totally destroyed;[b]
the wicked have no future.[c]
39 But the Lord delivers the godly;[d]
he protects them in times of trouble.[e]
Footnotes
- Psalm 37:37 tn Heb “for [there is] an end for a man of peace.” Some interpret אַחֲרִית (ʾakharit, “end”) as referring to offspring (see the next verse and Ps 109:13; cf. NEB, NRSV).
- Psalm 37:38 tn Or “destroyed together.” In this case the psalmist pictures judgment sweeping them away as a group.
- Psalm 37:38 tn Heb “the end of evil men is cut off.” As in v. 37, some interpret אַחֲרִית (ʾakharit, “end”) as referring to offspring (see Ps 109:13). The perfect verbal forms in v. 38 probably express general truths. Another option is that they are used emphatically to state with certitude that the demise of the wicked is as good as done.
- Psalm 37:39 tn Heb “and the deliverance of the godly [ones] [is] from the Lord.”
- Psalm 37:39 tn Heb “[he is] their place of refuge in a time of trouble.”
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