Apologetics Bible

Psalms 37:1

Hebrew

לְדָוִד ׀ אַל־תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּעֹשֵׂי עַוְלָֽה׃

ledavid- -'al-titechar-vamere'iym-'al-teqane'-ve'oshey-'avelah

KJV: Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

AKJV: Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be you envious against the workers of iniquity.

ASV: Fret not thyself because of evil-doers,

YLT: By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,

Exposition: Psalms 37:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:2

Hebrew

כִּי כֶחָצִיר מְהֵרָה יִמָּלוּ וּכְיֶרֶק דֶּשֶׁא יִבּוֹלֽוּן׃

khiy-khechatziyr-meherah-yimalv-vkheyereq-deshe'-yivvolvn

KJV: For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

AKJV: For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

ASV: For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,

YLT: For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.

Exposition: Psalms 37:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:3

Hebrew

בְּטַח בַּֽיהוָה וַעֲשֵׂה־טוֹב שְׁכָן־אֶרֶץ וּרְעֵה אֱמוּנָֽה׃

vetach-vayhvah-va'asheh-tvov-shekhan-'eretz-vre'eh-'emvnah

KJV: Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

AKJV: Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shall you dwell in the land, and truly you shall be fed.

ASV: Trust in Jehovah, and do good;

YLT: Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell in the land, and enjoy faithfulness,

Exposition: Psalms 37:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:4

Hebrew

וְהִתְעַנַּג עַל־יְהוָה וְיִֽתֶּן־לְךָ מִשְׁאֲלֹת לִבֶּֽךָ׃

vehite'anag-'al-yehvah-veyiten-lekha-mishe'alot-livekha

KJV: Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

AKJV: Delight yourself also in the LORD: and he shall give you the desires of your heart.

ASV: Delight thyself also in Jehovah;

YLT: And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

Exposition: Psalms 37:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:5

Hebrew

גּוֹל עַל־יְהוָה דַּרְכֶּךָ וּבְטַח עָלָיו וְהוּא יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃

gvol-'al-yehvah-darekhekha-vvetach-'alayv-vehv'-ya'asheh

KJV: Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

AKJV: Commit your way to the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

ASV: Commit thy way unto Jehovah;

YLT: Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,

Exposition: Psalms 37:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:6

Hebrew

וְהוֹצִיא כָאוֹר צִדְקֶךָ וּמִשְׁפָּטֶךָ כַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃

vehvotziy'-kha'vor-tzideqekha-vmishefatekha-khatzahorayim

KJV: And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

AKJV: And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noonday.

ASV: And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light,

YLT: And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.

Exposition: Psalms 37:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:7

Hebrew

דּוֹם ׀ לַיהוָה וְהִתְחוֹלֵל לוֹ אַל־תִּתְחַר בְּמַצְלִיחַ דַּרְכּוֹ בְּאִישׁ עֹשֶׂה מְזִמּֽוֹת׃

dvom- -layhvah-vehitechvolel-lvo-'al-titechar-vematzeliycha-darekhvo-ve'iysh-'osheh-mezimvot

KJV: Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

AKJV: Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass.

ASV: Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him:

YLT: Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

Exposition: Psalms 37:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:8

Hebrew

הֶרֶף מֵאַף וַעֲזֹב חֵמָה אַל־תִּתְחַר אַךְ־לְהָרֵֽעַ׃

heref-me'af-va'azov-chemah-'al-titechar-'akhe-lehare'a

KJV: Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

AKJV: Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself in any wise to do evil.

ASV: Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:

YLT: Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.

Exposition: Psalms 37:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:9

Hebrew

כִּֽי־מְרֵעִים יִכָּרֵתוּן וְקֹוֵי יְהוָה הֵמָּה יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָֽרֶץ׃

khiy-mere'iym-yikharetvn-veqovey-yehvah-hemah-yiyreshv-'aretz

KJV: For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

AKJV: For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait on the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

ASV: For evil-doers shall be cut off;

YLT: For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

Exposition: Psalms 37:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:10

Hebrew

וְעוֹד מְעַט וְאֵין רָשָׁע וְהִתְבּוֹנַנְתָּ עַל־מְקוֹמוֹ וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃

ve'vod-me'at-ve'eyn-rasha'-vehitevvonaneta-'al-meqvomvo-ve'eynenv

KJV: For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

AKJV: For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yes, you shall diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

ASV: For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be:

YLT: And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.

Exposition: Psalms 37:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:11

Hebrew

וַעֲנָוִים יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָרֶץ וְהִתְעַנְּגוּ עַל־רֹב שָׁלֽוֹם׃

va'anaviym-yiyreshv-'aretz-vehite'anegv-'al-rov-shalvom

KJV: But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

AKJV: But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

ASV: But the meek shall inherit the land,

YLT: And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.

Exposition: Psalms 37:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:12

Hebrew

זֹמֵם רָשָׁע לַצַּדִּיק וְחֹרֵק עָלָיו שִׁנָּֽיו׃

zomem-rasha'-latzadiyq-vechoreq-'alayv-shinayv

KJV: The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

AKJV: The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes on him with his teeth.

ASV: The wicked plotteth against the just,

YLT: The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.

Exposition: Psalms 37:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:13

Hebrew

אֲדֹנָי יִשְׂחַק־לוֹ כִּֽי־רָאָה כִּֽי־יָבֹא יוֹמֽוֹ׃

'adonay-yishechaq-lvo-khiy-ra'ah-khiy-yavo'-yvomvo

KJV: The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

AKJV: The LORD shall laugh at him: for he sees that his day is coming.

ASV: The Lord will laugh at him;

YLT: The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.

Exposition: Psalms 37:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:14

Hebrew

חֶרֶב ׀ פָּֽתְחוּ רְשָׁעִים וְדָרְכוּ קַשְׁתָּם לְהַפִּיל עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן לִטְבוֹחַ יִשְׁרֵי־דָֽרֶךְ׃

cherev- -fatechv-resha'iym-vedarekhv-qashetam-lehafiyl-'aniy-ve'eveyvon-litevvocha-yisherey-darekhe

KJV: The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

AKJV: The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

ASV: The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,

YLT: A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.

Exposition: Psalms 37:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:15

Hebrew

חַרְבָּם תָּבוֹא בְלִבָּם וְקַשְּׁתוֹתָם תִּשָּׁבַֽרְנָה׃

charevam-tavvo'-velivam-veqashetvotam-tishavarenah

KJV: Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

AKJV: Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

ASV: Their sword shall enter into their own heart,

YLT: Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.

Exposition: Psalms 37:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:16

Hebrew

טוֹב־מְעַט לַצַּדִּיק מֵהֲמוֹן רְשָׁעִים רַבִּֽים׃

tvov-me'at-latzadiyq-mehamvon-resha'iym-raviym

KJV: A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

AKJV: A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked.

ASV: Better is a little that the righteous hath

YLT: Better is the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

Exposition: Psalms 37:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:17

Hebrew

כִּי זְרוֹעוֹת רְשָׁעִים תִּשָּׁבַרְנָה וְסוֹמֵךְ צַדִּיקִים יְהוָֽה׃

khiy-zervo'vot-resha'iym-tishavarenah-vesvomekhe-tzadiyqiym-yehvah

KJV: For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

AKJV: For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholds the righteous.

ASV: For the arms of the wicked shall be broken;

YLT: For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.

Exposition: Psalms 37:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:18

Hebrew

יוֹדֵעַ יְהוָה יְמֵי תְמִימִם וְנַחֲלָתָם לְעוֹלָם תִּהְיֶֽה׃

yvode'a-yehvah-yemey-temiymim-venachalatam-le'volam-tiheyeh

KJV: The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

AKJV: The LORD knows the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

ASV: Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect;

YLT: Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is--to the age.

Exposition: Psalms 37:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:19

Hebrew

לֹֽא־יֵבֹשׁוּ בְּעֵת רָעָה וּבִימֵי רְעָבוֹן יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃

lo'-yevoshv-ve'et-ra'ah-vviymey-re'avvon-yisheva'v

KJV: They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

AKJV: They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

ASV: They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil;

YLT: They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.

Exposition: Psalms 37:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:20

Hebrew

כִּי רְשָׁעִים ׀ יֹאבֵדוּ וְאֹיְבֵי יְהוָה כִּיקַר כָּרִים כָּלוּ בֶעָשָׁן כָּֽלוּ׃

khiy-resha'iym- -yo'vedv-ve'oyevey-yehvah-khiyqar-khariym-khalv-ve'ashan-khalv

KJV: But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

AKJV: But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

ASV: But the wicked shall perish,

YLT: But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.

Exposition: Psalms 37:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:21

Hebrew

לֹוֶה רָשָׁע וְלֹא יְשַׁלֵּם וְצַדִּיק חוֹנֵן וְנוֹתֵֽן׃

loveh-rasha'-velo'-yeshalem-vetzadiyq-chvonen-venvoten

KJV: The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

AKJV: The wicked borrows, and pays not again: but the righteous shows mercy, and gives.

ASV: The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again;

YLT: The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

Exposition: Psalms 37:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:22

Hebrew

כִּי מְבֹרָכָיו יִירְשׁוּ אָרֶץ וּמְקֻלָּלָיו יִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃

khiy-mevorakhayv-yiyreshv-'aretz-vmequlalayv-yikharetv

KJV: For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

AKJV: For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

ASV: For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land;

YLT: For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.

Exposition: Psalms 37:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:23

Hebrew

מֵיְהוָה מִֽצְעֲדֵי־גֶבֶר כּוֹנָנוּ וְדַרְכּוֹ יֶחְפָּֽץ׃

meyehvah-mitze'adey-gever-khvonanv-vedarekhvo-yechefatz

KJV: The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

AKJV: The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delights in his way.

ASV: A man’s goings are established of Jehovah;

YLT: From Jehovah are the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.

Exposition: Psalms 37:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:24

Hebrew

כִּֽי־יִפֹּל לֹֽא־יוּטָל כִּֽי־יְהוָה סוֹמֵךְ יָדֽוֹ׃

khiy-yifol-lo'-yvtal-khiy-yehvah-svomekhe-yadvo

KJV: Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

AKJV: Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

ASV: Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;

YLT: When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.

Exposition: Psalms 37:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:25

Hebrew

נַעַר ׀ הָיִיתִי גַּם־זָקַנְתִּי וְֽלֹא־רָאִיתִי צַדִּיק נֶעֱזָב וְזַרְעוֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ־לָֽחֶם׃

na'ar- -hayiytiy-gam-zaqanetiy-velo'-ra'iytiy-tzadiyq-ne'ezav-vezare'vo-mevaqesh-lachem

KJV: I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

AKJV: I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

ASV: I have been young, and now am old;

YLT: Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

Exposition: Psalms 37:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:26

Hebrew

כָּל־הַיּוֹם חוֹנֵן וּמַלְוֶה וְזַרְעוֹ לִבְרָכָֽה׃

khal-hayvom-chvonen-vmaleveh-vezare'vo-liverakhah

KJV: He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

AKJV: He is ever merciful, and lends; and his seed is blessed.

ASV: All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth;

YLT: All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed is for a blessing.

Exposition: Psalms 37:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:27

Hebrew

סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה־טוֹב וּשְׁכֹן לְעוֹלָֽם׃

svr-mera'-va'asheh-tvov-vshekhon-le'volam

KJV: Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

AKJV: Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever more.

ASV: Depart from evil, and do good;

YLT: Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.

Exposition: Psalms 37:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:28

Hebrew

כִּי יְהוָה ׀ אֹהֵב מִשְׁפָּט וְלֹא־יַעֲזֹב אֶת־חֲסִידָיו לְעוֹלָם נִשְׁמָרוּ וְזֶרַע רְשָׁעִים נִכְרָֽת׃

khiy-yehvah- -'ohev-mishefat-velo'-ya'azov-'et-chasiydayv-le'volam-nishemarv-vezera'-resha'iym-nikherat

KJV: For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

AKJV: For the LORD loves judgment, and forsakes not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

ASV: For Jehovah loveth justice,

YLT: For Jehovah is loving judgment, And He doth not forsake His saintly ones, To the age they have been kept, And the seed of the wicked is cut off.

Exposition: Psalms 37:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:29

Hebrew

צַדִּיקִים יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָרֶץ וְיִשְׁכְּנוּ לָעַד עָלֶֽיהָ׃

tzadiyqiym-yiyreshv-'aretz-veyishekhenv-la'ad-'aleyha

KJV: The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

AKJV: The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

ASV: The righteous shall inherit the land,

YLT: The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.

Exposition: Psalms 37:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:30

Hebrew

פִּֽי־צַדִּיק יֶהְגֶּה חָכְמָה וּלְשׁוֹנוֹ תְּדַבֵּר מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

fiy-tzadiyq-yehegeh-chakhemah-vleshvonvo-tedaver-mishefat

KJV: The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

AKJV: The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of judgment.

ASV: The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom,

YLT: The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.

Exposition: Psalms 37:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:31

Hebrew

תּוֹרַת אֱלֹהָיו בְּלִבּוֹ לֹא תִמְעַד אֲשֻׁרָיו׃

tvorat-'elohayv-velivvo-lo'-time'ad-'ashurayv

KJV: The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

AKJV: The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

ASV: The law of his God is in his heart;

YLT: The law of his God is his heart, His steps do not slide.

Exposition: Psalms 37:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:32

Hebrew

צוֹפֶה רָשָׁע לַצַּדִּיק וּמְבַקֵּשׁ לַהֲמִיתוֹ׃

tzvofeh-rasha'-latzadiyq-vmevaqesh-lahamiytvo

KJV: The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

AKJV: The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.

ASV: The wicked watcheth the righteous,

YLT: The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

Exposition: Psalms 37:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:33

Hebrew

יְהוָה לֹא־יַעַזְבֶנּוּ בְיָדוֹ וְלֹא יַרְשִׁיעֶנּוּ בְּהִשָּׁפְטֽוֹ׃

yehvah-lo'-ya'azevenv-veyadvo-velo'-yareshiy'env-vehishafetvo

KJV: The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

AKJV: The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

ASV: Jehovah will not leave him in his hand,

YLT: Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.

Exposition: Psalms 37:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:34

Hebrew

קַוֵּה אֶל־יְהוָה ׀ וּשְׁמֹר דַּרְכּוֹ וִֽירוֹמִמְךָ לָרֶשֶׁת אָרֶץ בְּהִכָּרֵת רְשָׁעִים תִּרְאֶֽה׃

qaveh-'el-yehvah- -vshemor-darekhvo-viyrvomimekha-lareshet-'aretz-vehikharet-resha'iym-tire'eh

KJV: Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

AKJV: Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

ASV: Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way,

YLT: Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off--thou seest!

Exposition: Psalms 37:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:35

Hebrew

רָאִיתִי רָשָׁע עָרִיץ וּמִתְעָרֶה כְּאֶזְרָח רַעֲנָֽן׃

ra'iytiy-rasha'-'ariytz-vmite'areh-khe'ezerach-ra'anan

KJV: I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

AKJV: I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

ASV: I have seen the wicked in great power,

YLT: I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,

Exposition: Psalms 37:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:36

Hebrew

וַיּֽ͏ַעֲבֹר וְהִנֵּה אֵינֶנּוּ וָֽאֲבַקְשֵׁהוּ וְלֹא נִמְצָֽא׃

vaya'avor-vehineh-'eynenv-va'avaqeshehv-velo'-nimetza'

KJV: Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

AKJV: Yet he passed away, and, see, he was not: yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

ASV: But one passed by, and, lo, he was not:

YLT: And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!

Exposition: Psalms 37:36 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:37

Hebrew

שְׁמָר־תָּם וּרְאֵה יָשָׁר כִּֽי־אַחֲרִית לְאִישׁ שָׁלֽוֹם׃

shemar-tam-vre'eh-yashar-khiy-'achariyt-le'iysh-shalvom

KJV: Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

AKJV: Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

ASV: Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright;

YLT: Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each is peace.

Exposition: Psalms 37:37 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:38

Hebrew

וּֽפֹשְׁעִים נִשְׁמְדוּ יַחְדָּו אַחֲרִית רְשָׁעִים נִכְרָֽתָה׃

vfoshe'iym-nishemedv-yachedav-'achariyt-resha'iym-nikheratah

KJV: But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

AKJV: But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

ASV: As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together:

YLT: And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.

Exposition: Psalms 37:38 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:39

Hebrew

וּתְשׁוּעַת צַדִּיקִים מֵיְהוָה מָֽעוּזָּם בְּעֵת צָרָֽה׃

vteshv'at-tzadiyqiym-meyehvah-ma'vzam-ve'et-tzarah

KJV: But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

AKJV: But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

ASV: But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah:

YLT: And the salvation of the righteous is from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity.

Exposition: Psalms 37:39 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 37:40

Hebrew

וַֽיַּעְזְרֵם יְהוָה וַֽיְפַלְּטֵם יְפַלְּטֵם מֵרְשָׁעִים וְיוֹשִׁיעֵם כִּי־חָסוּ בֽוֹ׃

vaya'ezerem-yehvah-vayefaletem-yefaletem-meresha'iym-veyvoshiy'em-khiy-chasv-vvo

KJV: And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

AKJV: And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

ASV: And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them:

YLT: And Jehovah doth help them and deliver them, He delivereth them from the wicked, And saveth them, Because they trusted in Him!

Exposition: Psalms 37:40 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.