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Samekh

27 Turn from evil and do good,
    that you may be settled forever.(A)
28 For the Lord loves justice
    and does not abandon the faithful.

Ayin

When the unjust are destroyed,
    and the offspring of the wicked cut off,
29 The righteous will inherit the earth
    and dwell in it forever.(B)

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27 Depart from evil, and do good;
    so you shall abide forever.
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.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land,
    and live in it forever.

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27 Turn away from evil and do good,
    and your descendants will always live in the land;
28 for the Lord loves what is right
    and does not abandon his faithful people.
He protects them forever,
    but the descendants of the wicked will be driven out.
29 The righteous will possess the land
    and live in it forever.

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27 (A)Turn from evil and do good,
So that you will dwell (B)forever.
28 For the Lord (C)loves [a]justice
And (D)does not abandon His godly ones;
They are (E)protected forever,
But the [b](F)descendants of the wicked will be eliminated.
29 The righteous will (G)inherit the land
And (H)dwell in it forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:28 Lit judgment
  2. Psalm 37:28 Lit seed

27 Turn from evil and do good;(A)
    then you will dwell in the land forever.(B)
28 For the Lord loves the just
    and will not forsake his faithful ones.(C)

Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed[a];
    the offspring of the wicked will perish.(D)
29 The righteous will inherit the land(E)
    and dwell in it forever.(F)

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Footnotes

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