23 [a]The paths of man are directed by the Lord: for he loveth his way.

24 Though he [b]fall, he shall not be cast off, for the Lord putteth under his hand.

25 I have been young, and am old: yet I saw never the righteous forsaken, nor his [c]seed begging bread.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:23 God prospereth the faithful, because they walk in his ways with an upright conscience.
  2. Psalm 37:24 When God doth exercise his faith with divers tentations.
  3. Psalm 37:25 Though the just man die, yet God’s blessings are extended to his posterity, and though God suffer some just man to lack temporal benefits, yet he recompenseth him with spiritual treasures.

23 The Lord makes firm the steps(A)
    of the one who delights(B) in him;
24 though he may stumble, he will not fall,(C)
    for the Lord upholds(D) him with his hand.

25 I was young and now I am old,
    yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken(E)
    or their children begging(F) bread.

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