35 I have seen a wicked, violent man
well-rooted[a] like a flourishing native tree.(A)
36 Then I passed by and[b] noticed he was gone;
I searched for him, but he could not be found.(B)

37 Watch the blameless and observe the upright,
for the man of peace will have a future.[c](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:35 Hb obscure
  2. Psalm 37:36 DSS, LXX, Syr, Vg, Jer; MT reads Then he passed away, and I
  3. Psalm 37:37 Or posterity

35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
    flourishing(A) like a luxuriant native tree,
36 but he soon passed away and was no more;
    though I looked for him, he could not be found.(B)

37 Consider the blameless,(C) observe the upright;(D)
    a future awaits those who seek peace.[a](E)

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  1. Psalm 37:37 Or upright; / those who seek peace will have posterity