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He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,
    but the wicked will perish in darkness,
    for not by might does one prevail.(A)

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He will guard the feet(A) of his faithful servants,(B)
    but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.(C)

“It is not by strength(D) that one prevails;

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He will not let your foot be moved;
    he who keeps you will not slumber.(A)

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He will not let your foot slip—
    he who watches over you will not slumber;

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16 A king is not saved by his great army;
    a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.(A)
17 The war horse is a vain hope for victory,
    and by its great might it cannot save.(B)

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16 No king is saved by the size of his army;(A)
    no warrior escapes by his great strength.
17 A horse(B) is a vain hope for deliverance;
    despite all its great strength it cannot save.

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11 For he will command his angels concerning you
    to guard you in all your ways.(A)
12 On their hands they will bear you up,
    so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.

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11 For he will command his angels(A) concerning you
    to guard you in all your ways;(B)
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.(C)

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who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.(A)

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who through faith are shielded by God’s power(A) until the coming of the salvation(B) that is ready to be revealed(C) in the last time.

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He said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts.(A)

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So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:(A) ‘Not(B) by might nor by power,(C) but by my Spirit,’(D) says the Lord Almighty.

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10 You who love the Lord, hate evil;
    he guards the lives of his faithful;
    he rescues them from the hand of the wicked.(A)

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10 Let those who love the Lord hate evil,(A)
    for he guards(B) the lives of his faithful ones(C)
    and delivers(D) them from the hand of the wicked.(E)

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18 When I thought, “My foot is slipping,”
    your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.(A)

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18 When I said, “My foot is slipping,(A)
    your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.

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28 For the Lord loves justice;
    he will not forsake his faithful ones.

The righteous shall be kept safe forever,
    but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.(A)

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28 For the Lord loves the just
    and will not forsake his faithful ones.(A)

Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed[a];
    the offspring of the wicked will perish.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:28 See Septuagint; Hebrew They will be protected forever

24 You shall know that your tent is safe;
    you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.(A)

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24 You will know that your tent is secure;(A)
    you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.(B)

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The human mind plans the way,
    but the Lord directs the steps.(A)

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In their hearts humans plan their course,
    but the Lord establishes their steps.(A)

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The Lord will keep
    your going out and your coming in
    from this time on and forevermore.(A)

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the Lord will watch over your coming and going
    both now and forevermore.(A)

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23 Our steps[a] are made firm by the Lord
    when he delights in our[b] way;(A)
24 though we stumble, we[c] shall not fall headlong,
    for the Lord holds us[d] by the hand.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 37.23 Heb A man’s steps
  2. 37.23 Heb his
  3. 37.24 Heb he stumbles, he
  4. 37.24 Heb him

23 The Lord makes firm the steps(A)
    of the one who delights(B) in him;
24 though he may stumble, he will not fall,(C)
    for the Lord upholds(D) him with his hand.

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