Psalms 37:28
For the Lord loveth justice, and never forsaketh his pious servants: they are for ever preserved; but the seed of the wicked will be cut off.
Leeser Tanakh
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 for ever therein.
Cross References
Exodus 20:5Thou shalt not bow thyself down to 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 only for the sword; and his offspring will not be satisfied with bread.
Psalms 21:10(21:11) Their fruit wilt thou cause to perish from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
Psalms 37:40And the Lord helpeth them, and delivereth them; he will deliver them from the wicked, and save them; because they have put their trust in him.
Psalms 92:13(92:14) Planted in the house of the Lord, in the courts of our God shall they spring up.
Proverbs 2:22But the wicked will be cut off from the earth, and the treacherous shall be plucked up therefrom.
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 →