Psalms 37:27-29

27 ¹Turn away from evil and do good; so shall you ²dwell forever.

28 For the LORD ³loves justice; he will not forsake his ⁴saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be ⁵cut off.

29 The righteous shall inherit the land and ⁶dwell upon it forever.

Psalms 37:27-29 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 37

\\<<[A Psalm] of David>>\\. This psalm, it is very probable, was written at the same time, and upon the same occasion, with the former; and describes the different states of good and bad men; and is full of exhortations, instructions, and advice to the people of God; intermixed with various encouraging promises. A late learned writer {h} thinks it was written for Mephibosheth's consolation under Ziba's calumny. {h} Delaney's Life of King David, vol. 2. p. 219.

Cross References

• 1. See Psalms 34:14
• 2. [Psalms 102:28]
• 3. See Psalms 11:7
• 4. See Psalms 16:10
• 5. ver. 2, 9; Psalms 21:10; Proverbs 2:22; Isaiah 14:20
• 6. [See ver. 27 above]