Psa 37:28 | NETfull | STEP | For the Lord promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.

Psalms 37:28

28 For the Lord promotes ^{▼▼ 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.} justice,
and never abandons ^{▼▼ The imperfect verbal form draws attention to this generalizing statement.} his faithful followers.
They are permanently secure, ^{▼▼ Or “protected forever.”}
but the children ^{▼▼ Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”} of evil men are wiped out. ^{▼▼ Or “cut off”; or “removed.” The perfect verbal forms in v. 28b state general truths.}