Psalms 37:28
For the LORD loveth justice, and forsaketh not His saints; they are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 unto them, nor serve them; for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me;
Job 27:14If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring shall not have bread enough.
Psalms 21:10(21-11) Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
Psalms 37:40And the LORD helpeth them, and delivereth them; He delivereth them from the wicked, and saveth them, because they have taken refuge in Him.
Psalms 92:13(92-14) Planted in the house of the LORD, they shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Proverbs 2:22But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, and the faithless shall be plucked up 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 →