Mazmur 37:17

37:17 for evil men will lose their power, ¹ 

but the Lord sustains ²  the godly.

Mazmur 37:24

37:24 Even if ³  he trips, he will not fall headlong, ⁴ 

for the Lord holds ⁵  his hand.

Mazmur 63:8

63:8 My soul ⁶  pursues you; ⁷ 

your right hand upholds me.

[37:17]  ¹ tn Heb “for the arms of the evil ones will be broken.”

[37:17]  ² tn The active participle here indicates this is characteristically true.

[37:24]  ³ tn Other translation options for כִּי in this context are “when” (so NASB) or “though” (so NEB, NIV, NRSV).

[37:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “be hurled down.”

[37:24]  ⁵ tn The active participle indicates this is characteristically true. See v. 17.

[63:8]  ⁶ tn Or “I.” The Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) with a pronominal suffix is often equivalent to a pronoun, especially in poetry (see BDB 660 s.v. נֶפֶשׁ 4.a).

[63:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “clings after.” The expression means “to pursue with determination” (see Judg 20:45; 1 Sam 14:22; 1 Chr 10:2; Jer 42:16).