Psalms 37:28
For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
27Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.
29The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
Cross References
Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Job 27:14Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
Psalms 21:10You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.
Psalms 37:40The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
Psalms 92:13Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
Proverbs 2:22but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.
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 →