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Psalm 37:9-10
New English Translation
Psalm 37:9-10
New English Translation
9 Wicked men[a] will be wiped out,[b]
but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land.[c]
10 Evil men will soon disappear;[d]
you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.[e]
Footnotes
- Psalm 37:9 tn Heb “for evil men.” The conjunction כִּי (ki, “for”) relates to the exhortations in v. 8; there is no reason to be frustrated, for the evildoers will be punished in due time.
- Psalm 37:9 tn Or “cut off, removed.”
- Psalm 37:9 tn Heb “and those who wait on the Lord, they will possess the land.”
- Psalm 37:10 tn Heb “and yet, a little, there will be no wicked [one].”
- Psalm 37:10 tn Heb “and you will carefully look upon his place, but he will not be [there].” The singular is used here in a representative sense; the typical evildoer is in view.
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