Mazmur 37:28

37:28 For the Lord promotes ¹  justice,

and never abandons ²  his faithful followers.

They are permanently secure, ³ 

but the children ⁴  of evil men are wiped out. ⁵ 

Mazmur 105:14-15

105:14 He let no one oppress them;

he disciplined kings for their sake,

105:15 saying, ⁶  “Don’t touch my chosen ⁷  ones!

Don’t harm my prophets!”

[37:28]  ¹ tn Heb “loves.” The verb “loves” is here metonymic; the Lord’s commitment to principles of justice causes him to actively promote these principles as he governs the world. The active participle describes characteristic behavior.

[37:28]  ² tn The imperfect verbal form draws attention to this generalizing statement.

[37:28]  ³ tn Or “protected forever.”

[37:28]  ⁴ tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

[37:28]  ⁵ tn Or “cut off”; or “removed.” The perfect verbal forms in v. 28b state general truths.

[105:15]  ⁶ tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

[105:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “anointed.”