Footnotes

1. 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.
2. Psalm 37:28 tn The imperfect verbal form draws attention to this generalizing statement.
3. Psalm 37:28 tn Or “protected forever.”
4. Psalm 37:28 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
5. Psalm 37:28 tn Or “cut off”; or “removed.” The perfect verbal forms in v. 28b state general truths.
6. Psalm 37:30 tn Heb “The mouth of the godly [one] utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.” The singular form is used in a representative sense; the typical godly individual is in view. The imperfect verbal forms draw attention to the characteristic behavior of the godly.