Psalm 37:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For the LORDיְהוָ֨ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
lovesאֹ֘הֵ֤ב
(o·hev)
157: to lovea prim. root
justiceמִשְׁפָּ֗ט
(mish·pat)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
And does not forsakeיַעֲזֹ֣ב
(ya·'a·zov)
5800a: to leave, forsake, loosea prim. root
His godly ones;חֲ֭סִידָיו
(cha·si·dav)
2623: kind, piousfrom chasad
They are preservedנִשְׁמָ֑רוּ
(nish·ma·ru;)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
forever,לְעֹולָ֣ם
(le·'o·v·lam)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
But the descendantsוְזֶ֖רַע
(ve·ze·ra)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
will be cut off.נִכְרָֽת׃
(nich·rat.)
3772: to cut off, cut downa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
For the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
loveth
'ahab  (aw-hab')
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
and forsaketh
`azab  (aw-zab')
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. -- commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, surely.
not his saints
chaciyd  (khaw-seed')
kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint) -- godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un-)godly.
they are preserved
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
for ever
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
but the seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
of the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
shall be cut off
karath  (kaw-rath')
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For the LORD loves justice And does not forsake His godly ones; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the LORD loves justice and will not abandon His faithful ones. They are kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked will be destroyed.

International Standard Version
Indeed, the LORD loves justice, and he will not abandon his godly ones. They are kept safe forever, but the lawless will be chased away, and the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.

NET Bible
For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because Lord Jehovah loves judgment and does not forsake his righteous ones, but keeps them for eternity, and the seed of the wicked he destroys.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD loves justice, and he will not abandon his godly ones. They will be kept safe forever, but the descendants of wicked people will be cut off.

King James 2000 Bible
For the LORD loves justice, and forsakes not his saints; they are preserved forever: but the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.
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