Mazmur 37:21

37:21 Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt,

but the godly show compassion and are generous. ¹ 

Mazmur 37:26

37:26 All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, ² 

and his children ³  are blessed.

[37:21]  ¹ tn Heb “an evil [man] borrows and does not repay; but a godly [man] is gracious and gives.” The singular forms are used in a representative sense; the typical evildoer and godly individual are in view. The three active participles and one imperfect (“repay”) draw attention to the characteristic behavior of the two types.

[37:26]  ² tn The active participles describe characteristic behavior.

[37:26]  ³ tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”