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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.

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  1. Psalm 37:24 tn Other translation options for כִּי (ki) in this context are “when” (so NASB) or “though” (so NEB, NIV, NRSV).
  2. Psalm 37:24 tn Heb “be hurled down.”
  3. Psalm 37:24 tn The active participle indicates this is characteristically true. See v. 17.
  4. Psalm 37:25 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
  5. 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.
  6. Psalm 37:26 tn The active participles describe characteristic behavior.
  7. Psalm 37:26 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

24 though he may stumble, he will not fall,(A)
    for the Lord upholds(B) him with his hand.

25 I was young and now I am old,
    yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken(C)
    or their children begging(D) bread.
26 They are always generous and lend freely;(E)
    their children will be a blessing.[a](F)

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  1. Psalm 37:26 Or freely; / the names of their children will be used in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or freely; / others will see that their children are blessed