Psalms

Psalm 37:27–28

²⁷Turn away from evil and do good,

so that you will abide forever.

²⁸For the LORD loves justice

and will not forsake His saints.

They are preserved forever,

but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Turn away	ס֣וּר	sūr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
from evil	מֵ֭רָע	mê·rā‘	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and do	וַעֲשֵׂה־	wa·‘ă·śêh-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
good	ט֗וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
so that you will abide	וּשְׁכֹ֥ן	ū·šə·ḵōn	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
forever	לְעוֹלָֽם׃	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֨ה׀	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
loves	אֹ֘הֵ֤ב	’ō·hêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H157 love
justice	מִשְׁפָּ֗ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
and will not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
forsake	יַעֲזֹ֣ב	ya·‘ă·zōḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
His saints	חֲ֭סִידָיו	ḥă·sî·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2623 kind, pious
They are preserved	נִשְׁמָ֑רוּ	niš·mā·rū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
forever	לְעוֹלָ֣ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
but the offspring	וְזֶ֖רַע	wə·ze·ra‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
of the wicked	רְשָׁעִ֣ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
will be cut off	נִכְרָֽת׃	niḵ·rāṯ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 37:27 Psalm 34:14 · Proverbs 16:6 · 1 John 2:16–17 · 1 Thessalonians 5:15 · Hebrews 13:16 · Titus 2:11–14 · 2 Timothy 2:19 · Hebrews 13:21

Psalm 37:28 Proverbs 2:22 · Psalm 11:7 · Psalm 21:10 · Isaiah 59:21 · Isaiah 14:20–21 · Jude 1:1 · 1 Peter 1:5 · Job 27:14 · Isaiah 61:8 · 1 John 2:19 · John 15:9 · Psalm 37:40

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.