Psalms 37:28
For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
In Context
27Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore.
29The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever.
Cross References
Exodus 20:5Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them, for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me,
Job 27:14If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
Psalms 21:10Their fruit wilt thou destroy from the earth, And their seed from among the children of men.
Psalms 37:40And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them; He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them, Because they have taken refuge in him. Psalm 38 A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.
Psalms 92:13They are planted in the house of Jehovah; They shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Proverbs 2:22But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:22-34
Exhortations and Promises. 21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth. 22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : and he delighteth in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 26… Read the whole commentary →