# Psalms 37.28 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 26. All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed. 27. Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore. > > **28. For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.** > > 29. The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever. 30. The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice. (Psalms 37:26-30, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 26. All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed. 27. Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever. > > **28. For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.** > > 29. The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever. 30. The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice. (Psalms 37:26-30, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 26. He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. ever: Heb. all the day 27. Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. > > **28. For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.** > > 29. The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. 30. The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. (Psalms 37:26-30, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 26. All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing. 27. Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age. > > **28. For Jehovah is loving judgment, And He doth not forsake His saintly ones, To the age they have been kept, And the seed of the wicked is cut off.** > > 29. The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it. 30. The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment. (Psalms 37:26-30, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** various (David majority; Asaph, Korah, Moses, Solomon, anonymous) - **Audience:** worshipping Israel (corporate + individual devotion) - **Location:** Israel, various periods - **Time period:** composition spans c. 1400 BC (Moses, Ps 90), c. 400 BC; principal Davidic composition c. 1000 BC ## Theological reading ## Key words - [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/), *YHWH* (Strong's H3068). Also appears in: [Genesis 2.4](/codex/genesis-2-4/), [Genesis 2.7](/codex/genesis-2-7/), [Genesis 2.16-17](/codex/genesis-2-16-17/). - [H4941 - mishpat](/codex/h4941-mishpat/), *mishpat* (Strong's H4941). Also appears in: [Leviticus 25](/codex/leviticus-25/), [Numbers 15.15-17](/codex/numbers-15-15-17/), [Deuteronomy 7](/codex/deuteronomy-7/). - [H5769 - olam](/codex/h5769-olam/), *olam* (Strong's H5769). Also appears in: [Genesis 3](/codex/genesis-3/), [Genesis 6](/codex/genesis-6/), [Genesis 6.4](/codex/genesis-6-4/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.