Psalms

Psalm 37:28–29

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.

²⁹The righteous will inherit the land

and dwell in it forever.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The righteous	צַדִּיקִ֥ים	ṣad·dî·qîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6662 just, righteous
will inherit	יִֽירְשׁוּ־	yî·rə·šū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
the land	אָ֑רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and dwell	וְיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּ	wə·yiš·kə·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in it	עָלֶֽיהָ׃	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
forever	לָעַ֣ד	lā·‘aḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5703 perpetuity

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

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

Psalm 37:29 Proverbs 2:21 · Psalm 37:9 · 2 Peter 3:13 · Psalm 37:11 · Revelation 21:7 · Psalm 37:18 · Deuteronomy 30:20 · Revelation 21:3–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.