Footnotes

1. Psalm 37:26 tn The active participles describe characteristic behavior.
2. Psalm 37:26 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
3. Psalm 37:27 tn Or “Do good!” The imperatives are singular (see v. 1).
4. Psalm 37:27 tn Heb “and dwell permanently.” The imperative with vav (ו) is best taken here as a result clause after the preceding imperatives.
5. Psalm 37:28 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.
6. Psalm 37:28 tn The imperfect verbal form draws attention to this generalizing statement.
7. Psalm 37:28 tn Or “protected forever.”
8. Psalm 37:28 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
9. Psalm 37:28 tn Or “cut off”; or “removed.” The perfect verbal forms in v. 28b state general truths.