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Psalm 37:24-26
New English Translation
Psalm 37:24-26
New English Translation
24 Even if[a] he trips, he will not fall headlong,[b]
for the Lord holds[c] his hand.
25 I was once young, now I am old.
I have never seen the godly abandoned,
or their children[d] forced to search for food.[e]
26 All day long they show compassion and lend to others,[f]
and their children[g] are blessed.
Footnotes
- Psalm 37:24 tn Other translation options for כִּי (ki) in this context are “when” (so NASB) or “though” (so NEB, NIV, NRSV).
- Psalm 37:24 tn Heb “be hurled down.”
- Psalm 37:24 tn The active participle indicates this is characteristically true. See v. 17.
- Psalm 37:25 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
- Psalm 37:25 tn Heb “or his offspring searching for food.” The expression “search for food” also appears in Lam 1:11, where Jerusalem’s refugees are forced to search for food and to trade their valuable possessions for something to eat.
- Psalm 37:26 tn The active participles describe characteristic behavior.
- Psalm 37:26 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
New English Translation (NET)
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