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Psa 37:2 For they will quickly dry up like grass, and
wither away like plants.4
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( v hitkholel,
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Hitpolel of
, khil, "writhe with fear, suffer") but
this idea fits awkwardly here. The text should be
changed to
( vetokhel; Hiphil of
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yakhal, "wait"). It appears that the Hebrew text is
the product of dittography: (1) the initial (vavhe) is accidentally repeated from the preceding
word (
, yehvah) and (2) the final lamed ( )is
accidentally repeated (note the preceding lamed
and the initial lamed on the following form,
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Psa 37:16 The little bit that a godly man owns is better
than the wealth of many evil men,28
tn Heb "Better [is] a little to the godly one than
the wealth of many evil ones." The following
verses explain why this is true. Though a godly
individual may seem to have only meager
possessions, he always has what he needs and
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Psa 37:20 But35 evil men will die; the LORD's enemies
will be incinerated36 they will go up in smoke.37
tn Or "for," but Hebrew in this case would
have to extend all the way back to v. Psa 37:17.
Another option is to understand the particle as
asseverative, "surely" (see v. Psa 37:22).
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tn Heb "cursed."
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tn Or "protected forever."
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Psa 37:29 The godly will possess the land and will
dwell in it permanently.
Psa 37:30 The godly speak wise words and promote
justice.58
tn Heb "The mouth of the godly [one] utters
wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice." The
singular form is used in a representative sense;
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Psa 37:32 Evil men set an ambush for the godly and
try to kill them.61
tn Heb "an evil [one] watches the godly [one]
and seeks to kill him." The singular forms are
used in a representative sense; the typical
evildoer and godly individual are in view. The
active participles describe characteristic behavior.
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tn Or "wait."
tn Heb "when evil men are cut off you will see."
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( mit'areh)
appears to be a Hitpael participle from
luxuriant." The Hebrew form
"( giving oneself an air of
importance"; see Jer 51:3), from
'( alah, "go
variant of
tn Or "upright."
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