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Psalms 37:28

For the LORD delights in justice And does not abandon His saints (faithful ones); They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Children;   God;   Heredity;   Perseverance;   Righteous;   Sin;   Thompson Chain Reference - Error;   Heredity;   Offspring;   Parent's Sins;   Preservation;   Promises, Divine;   Providence, Divine;   Righteous, the;   Righteous-Wicked;   Saints;   Seed of the Wicked;   Sin;   Sin-Saviour;   Sustaining Providence;   Transgression;   Wicked, the;   The Topic Concordance - Forsaking;   Judges;   Love;   Preservation;   Saints;   Wickedness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Judgments;   Providence of God, the;   Titles and Names of the Wicked;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Letters;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Justice;   Providence of God;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Salvation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Acrostic;   English Versions;   Estate;   Ethics;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Psalms;   Sin;   Wealth;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lamentations of jeremiah;   Psalms the book of;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for April 21;   Every Day Light - Devotion for January 20;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For the Lord loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saintes: they shall be preserued for euermore: but the seede of the wicked shall be cut off.
Christian Standard Bible®
For the Lord loves justiceand will not abandon his faithful ones.They are kept safe forever,but the children of the wicked will be destroyed.
Hebrew Names Version
For the LORD loves justice, And doesn't forsake his holy ones. They are preserved forever, But the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord loves what is right, and he will never leave his followers without help. He will always protect them, but he will destroy the families of the wicked.
American Standard Version
For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord loves justice, and he won't ever desert his faithful people. He always protects them, but destroys the children of the wicked.
Complete Jewish Bible
For Adonai loves justice and will not abandon his faithful; they are preserved forever. But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For the LORD loveth justice, and forsaketh not His saints; they are preserved for ever;
King James Version (1611)
For the Lord loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saints, they are preserued for euer: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For the Lord loves judgment, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
English Revised Version
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.
Berean Standard Bible
For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
Lexham English Bible
For Yahweh loves justice and will not forsake his faithful ones. They are protected forever. But the children of the wicked will be cut off.
Literal Translation
For Jehovah loves judgment and does not forsake His saints; they are preserved forever; but the wicked's seed shall be cut off.
New Century Version
The Lord loves justice and will not leave those who worship him. He will always protect them, but the children of the wicked will die.
New English Translation
For the Lord promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.
New King James Version
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.
New Living Translation
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.
New Life Bible
For the Lord loves what is fair and right. He does not leave the people alone who belong to Him. They are kept forever. But the children of the sinful will be cut off.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, Yahweh, loveth justice, and will not forsake his men of lovingkindness, Unto times age-abiding, have the perverse been destroyed, - and the seed of the lawless, been cut off.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(36-28) For the Lord loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: they shall be preserved for ever. The unjust shall be punished, and the seed of the wicked shall perish.
George Lamsa Translation
For the LORD loves justice, and he forsakes not his righteous ones; he keeps them for ever; but the seed of the wicked, he destroys.
Good News Translation
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.
New American Standard Bible
For the LORD loves justice And does not abandon His godly ones; They are protected forever, But the descendants of the wicked will be eliminated.
King James Version
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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For God loueth iudgement, he forsaketh not his saintes: they are preserued for euermore, but the seede of the vngodlye shalbe rooted vp.
New Revised Standard
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.
Darby Translation
for Jehovah loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: They are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For the Lord loueth doom, and schal not forsake hise seyntis; thei schulen be kept with outen ende. Vniust men schulen be punyschid; and the seed of wickid men schal perische.
Young's Literal Translation
For Jehovah is loving judgment, And He doth not forsake His saintly ones, To the age they have been kept, And the seed of the wicked is cut off.
World English Bible
For Yahweh loves justice, And doesn't forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, But the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
Revised Standard Version
For the LORD loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. The righteous shall be preserved for ever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
Update Bible Version
For Yahweh loves justice, And does not forsake his saints; They are preserved forever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
Bible in Basic English
For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For ye LORDE loueth ye thinge yt is right, he forsaketh not his sayntes, but they shal be preserued for euermore:
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For the Lord loves justice And does not forsake His godly ones; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.
Legacy Standard Bible
For Yahweh loves justiceAnd will not forsake His holy ones;They are kept forever,But the seed of the wicked will be cut off.

Contextual Overview

21The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and kind and gives. 22For those blessed by God will [at last] inherit the land, But those cursed by Him will be cut off. 23The steps of a [good and righteous] man are directed and established by the LORD, And He delights in his way [and blesses his path]. 24When he falls, he will not be hurled down, Because the LORD is the One who holds his hand and sustains him. 25I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous (those in right standing with God) abandoned Or his descendants pleading for bread. 26All day long he is gracious and lends, And his descendants are a blessing. 27Depart from evil and do good; And you will dwell [securely in the land] forever. 28For the LORD delights in justice And does not abandon His saints (faithful ones); They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.29The righteous will inherit the land And live in it forever. 30The mouth of the righteous proclaims wisdom, And his tongue speaks justice and truth.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

loveth: Psalms 11:7, Psalms 45:6, Psalms 45:7, Psalms 99:4, Isaiah 30:18, Isaiah 61:8, Jeremiah 9:24

forsaketh: Psalms 37:25, Psalms 37:40, Psalms 92:13-15, Isaiah 59:21, Jeremiah 32:40, Jeremiah 32:41, John 5:24, John 6:39, John 6:40, John 10:28-30, John 15:9, 1 John 2:19, 1 Peter 1:5, Jude 1:1

but: Psalms 21:10, Exodus 20:5, Job 18:19, Job 27:14, Proverbs 2:22, Isaiah 14:20, Isaiah 14:21

Reciprocal: Genesis 31:7 - God 1 Samuel 2:9 - his saints 2 Kings 21:14 - And I will Job 29:2 - God Psalms 12:7 - thou shalt Psalms 16:1 - Preserve Psalms 22:1 - why hast Psalms 37:22 - cut off Psalms 71:11 - God Psalms 86:2 - Preserve Psalms 94:14 - For Psalms 97:10 - preserveth Psalms 109:13 - Let his Psalms 145:20 - preserveth Proverbs 2:8 - and Proverbs 10:30 - never Jeremiah 49:10 - his seed Romans 14:4 - he shall 1 Corinthians 1:8 - confirm 2 Corinthians 4:9 - but 2 Timothy 2:19 - The Lord 2 Timothy 4:18 - and will Hebrews 1:9 - loved Hebrews 13:5 - I will

Cross-References

Genesis 25:2
She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
Genesis 37:1
So Jacob (Israel) lived in the land where his father [Isaac] had been a stranger (sojourner, resident alien), in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 37:2
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, when he was seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers [Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher]; the boy was with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's [secondary] wives; and Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father.
Genesis 37:3
Now Israel (Jacob) loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a [distinctive] multicolored tunic.
Genesis 37:4
His brothers saw that their father loved Joseph more than all of his brothers; so they hated him and could not [find it within themselves to] speak to him on friendly terms.
Genesis 37:5
Now Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him even more.
Genesis 37:8
His brothers said to him, "Are you actually going to reign over us? Are you really going to rule and govern us as your subjects?" So they hated him even more for [telling them about] his dreams and for his [arrogant] words.
Genesis 37:9
But Joseph dreamed still another dream, and told it to his brothers [as well]. He said, "See here, I have again dreamed a dream, and lo, [this time I saw] eleven stars and the sun and the moon bowed down [in respect] to me!"
Genesis 37:12
Then his brothers went to pasture their father's flock near Shechem.
Genesis 37:13
Israel (Jacob) said to Joseph, "Are not your brothers pasturing [the flock] at Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them." And he said, "Here I am [ready to obey you]."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For the Lord loveth judgment,.... Righteousness, or righteous actions, when done according to his will, from love, in faith, and to his glory; see Psalms 11:7; or to minister judgment to the people, and to render to every man according to his works;

and forsaketh not his saints; his Holy Ones, who are called with an holy calling, are created in righteousness and true holiness, and have principles of grace and holiness wrought in them; or whom he prosecutes with his favour and goodness, with his everlasting love and mercy, with spiritual blessings, with the blessings of justification, pardon, adoption, and a right to eternal life: these he never forsakes, not their persons, neither in life nor at death, nor at judgment; nor does he ever forsake the work of his own hands in them; but performs it until the day of Christ: nor will he ever so forsake them, as that they shall perish through the strength of sin, the temptations of Satan, or the snares of the world;

they are preserved for ever; from the dominion and damning power of sin, from being devoured by Satan, from a total and final falling away, and from being hurt of the second death: they are preserved in Christ, in whose hands they are; and by the power of God, safe to his kingdom and glory, into which they shall have an abundant entrance;

but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off; out of the earth, in the midst of their days, like withered branches; and be cast into everlasting burnings.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For 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 Psalms 11:7.

And forsaketh not his saints - He manifests his sense of that which is right, by not forsaking His saints.

They are preserved forever - They are ever under his paternal eye, and he will keep them. It will be literally true that they will be preserved “forever,” that they will never be suffered to perish.

But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off - See the notes at Psalms 21:10. Compare Psalms 37:22.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 37:28. Forsaketh not his saints — את חטידיו 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.


 
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