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Psalm 37:38-40
New English Translation
Psalm 37:38-40
New English Translation
38 Sinful rebels are totally destroyed;[a]
the wicked have no future.[b]
39 But the Lord delivers the godly;[c]
he protects them in times of trouble.[d]
40 The Lord helps them and rescues them;
he rescues them from the wicked and delivers them,[e]
for they seek his protection.
Footnotes
- Psalm 37:38 tn Or “destroyed together.” In this case the psalmist pictures judgment sweeping them away as a group.
- Psalm 37:38 tn Heb “the end of evil men is cut off.” As in v. 37, some interpret אַחֲרִית (ʾakharit, “end”) as referring to offspring (see Ps 109:13). The perfect verbal forms in v. 38 probably express general truths. Another option is that they are used emphatically to state with certitude that the demise of the wicked is as good as done.
- Psalm 37:39 tn Heb “and the deliverance of the godly [ones] [is] from the Lord.”
- Psalm 37:39 tn Heb “[he is] their place of refuge in a time of trouble.”
- Psalm 37:40 tn The prefixed verbal forms with vav (ו) consecutive carry on the generalizing tone of the preceding verse.
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