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26 Good people always lend freely to others,
    and their ·children [seed] are a blessing.

27 ·Stop doing [Turn aside from] evil and do good,
    so you will ·live [dwell] forever.
28 The Lord loves ·justice [judgment]
    and will not ·leave [abandon; forsake] ·those who worship him [his loyal ones/saints].
He will always ·protect [keep; guard] them,
    but the ·children [seed] of the wicked will ·die [L be cut off].

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26 They are always generous and lend freely;(A)
    their children will be a blessing.[a](B)

27 Turn from evil and do good;(C)
    then you will dwell in the land forever.(D)
28 For the Lord loves the just
    and will not forsake his faithful ones.(E)

Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed[b];
    the offspring of the wicked will perish.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:26 Or freely; / the names of their children will be used in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or freely; / others will see that their children are blessed
  2. Psalm 37:28 See Septuagint; Hebrew They will be protected forever