Psa 37:28-38 | ESV | STEP | For the Lord loves justice ; he will not forsake his saints . They are preserved forever , but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

aSee Ps. 11:7

bSee Ps. 16:10

c ver. 2, 9; Ps. 21:10; Prov. 2:22; Isa. 14:20

d[See ver. 27 above]

e Ps. 40:8; 119:11; Deut. 6:6; Isa. 51:7; Jer. 31:33; [Rom. 7:22]

j ver. 9; See Ps. 27:14

k Ps. 52:5, 6; 91:8

lSee Job 5:3

m[Ps. 52:8]

p ver. 10; Job 20:5

q ver. 11; Ps. 119:165; Isa. 57:2

r[Ps. 52:5; 104:35; Prov. 2:22]

s Ps. 73:17; Job 18:17

Psalms 37:28-38

28 For the Lord ^aloves justice;
he will not forsake his ^bsaints.
They are preserved forever,
but the children of the wicked shall be ^ccut off.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land
and ^ddwell upon it forever.
30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks justice.
31 ^eThe law of his God is in his heart;
his ^fsteps do not slip.
32 The wicked ^gwatches for the righteous
and seeks to put him to death.
33 The Lord will not ^habandon him to his power
or let him ⁱbe condemned when he is brought to trial.
34 ^jWait for the Lord and keep his way,
and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
you will look on ^kwhen the wicked are cut off.
35 ^lI have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
spreading himself like ^ma green laurel tree. ^{▼▼The identity of this tree is uncertain}
36 But he passed away, ^{▼▼Or But one passed by} and behold, ^phe was no more;
though I sought him, he could not be found.
37 Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
for there is a future for the man of ^qpeace.
38 But ^rtransgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
the future of the wicked ^sshall be cut off.