Psalms 37:28
{ "verseID": "Psalms.37.28", "source": "כִּ֤י יְהוָ֨ה ׀ אֹ֘הֵ֤ב מִשְׁפָּ֗ט וְלֹא־יַעֲזֹ֣ב אֶת־חֲ֭סִידָיו לְעוֹלָ֣ם נִשְׁמָ֑רוּ וְזֶ֖רַע רְשָׁעִ֣ים נִכְרָֽת׃", "text": "For *YHWH* *ʾōhēb mišpāṭ* and will not *yaʿăzōb* his *ḥăsîdāyw*; *ləʿôlām* they are *nišmārû*, but *zeraʿ rəšāʿîm* [is] *nikrāt*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾōhēb*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - loves/loving", "*mišpāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - justice/judgment", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + particle of negation - and not", "*yaʿăzōb*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will forsake/abandon", "*ḥăsîdāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his faithful ones/godly ones", "*ləʿôlām*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - forever", "*nišmārû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are preserved", "*zeraʿ*": "masculine singular construct - seed/offspring of", "*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural adjective/noun - wicked ones", "*nikrāt*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is cut off" }, "variants": { "*ʾōhēb mišpāṭ*": "loves justice/loves judgment/delights in what is right", "*yaʿăzōb*": "will forsake/will abandon", "*ḥăsîdāyw*": "his faithful ones/his godly ones/his loyal followers", "*nišmārû*": "are preserved/are protected/are guarded", "*zeraʿ rəšāʿîm nikrāt*": "offspring of the wicked are cut off/descendants of evildoers are destroyed" } }