Psalms

Psalm 37:37–38

³⁷Consider the blameless and observe the upright,

for posterity awaits the man of peace.^d

³⁸But the transgressors will all be destroyed;

the future of the wicked will be cut off.

Footnotes

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
Consider	שְׁמָר־	šə·mār-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the blameless	תָּ֭ם	tām	Adjective - masculine singular	H8535 complete
and observe	וּרְאֵ֣ה	ū·rə·’êh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7200 see
the upright	יָשָׁ֑ר	yā·šār	Adjective - masculine singular	H3477 straight, right
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
posterity	אַחֲרִ֖ית	’a·ḥă·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H319 after-part, end
the man	לְאִ֣ישׁ	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
of peace	שָׁלֽוֹם׃	šā·lō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the transgressors	וּֽ֭פֹשְׁעִים	ū·p̄ō·šə·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6586 rebel, transgress
will all	יַחְדָּ֑ו	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
be destroyed	נִשְׁמְד֣וּ	niš·mə·ḏū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed
the future	אַחֲרִ֖ית	’a·ḥă·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H319 after-part, end
of the wicked	רְשָׁעִ֣ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
will be cut off	נִכְרָֽתָה׃	niḵ·rā·ṯāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down

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

Psalm 37:37 Isaiah 32:17 · Isaiah 57:1–2 · 2 Timothy 4:6–8 · Acts 7:59–60 · Job 42:12–17 · Job 1:1 · Luke 2:25–29 · Proverbs 14:32

Psalm 37:38 Proverbs 14:32 · Psalm 52:5 · Psalm 1:4–6 · 2 Thessalonians 1:8–9 · Matthew 13:49–50 · Psalm 9:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.