Psalms 37:28

“For YHWH loves justice and will not abandon his faithful ones; forever they are kept, but the offspring of the wicked is cut off.”

Psalms 37:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 37:28, word by word

YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
lovesאֹהֵבohev

love

To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.

Where else “ohev” appears
justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat

justice

What is right and fair.

Where else “mishpat” appears
abandonיַעֲזֹבyaazov

forsake

To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.

Where else “yaazov” appears
his faithful onesחֲסִידָיchasiday

faithful one, godly

Faithful one: one who lives out loyal love toward God; also kind.

Where else “chasiday” appears
foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

Where else “olam” appears
they are keptנִשְׁמָרוּnishmaru

guard

To watch over, protect from all harm.

Where else “nishmaru” appears
but the offspringזֶרַעzera

offspring

The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.

Where else “zera” appears
of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim

wicked

One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.

Where else “reshaim” appears
is cut offנִכְרָתnichrat

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

Where else “nichrat” appears

The context

27Turn away from evil and do good, and dwell forever.

28 · This verse (above)

29The righteous will possess the land and dwell forever upon it.

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