Psaume 37:26

26 Tous les jours il a compassion et il prête, et sa postérité est bénie.

Psaume 37:26 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 37:26

[He is] ever merciful, and lendeth
He sympathizes with the poor in distress, and shows mercy to miserable objects; not only by words, but deeds: and this is his constant disposition and conduct; of which his lending, as well as giving to persons in necessity, is an instance; and which shows capacity, and is a proof of the observation of the psalmist, that such are never forsaken, nor left to beg their bread: so far from it, that they have to lend and give to others;

and his seed [is] blessed;
either his seed sown, his alms deeds, which are blessed to him and his, and to them to whom he ministers, as Jarchi explains it; see ( 2 Corinthians 9:6 2 Corinthians 9:10 ) ; or rather his offspring, who are blessed of God with things temporal for his sake; and are blessed by men, who say of them, these are the posterity of such and such liberal persons.

Psaume 37:26 In-Context

24 S'il tombe, il ne sera pas entièrement abattu, car l'Éternel lui soutient la main.
25 J'ai été jeune, et je suis devenu vieux; mais je n'ai point vu le juste abandonné, ni sa postérité mendiant son pain.
26 Tous les jours il a compassion et il prête, et sa postérité est bénie.
27 Détourne-toi du mal et fais le bien, et tu demeureras à toujours.
28 Car l'Éternel aime la justice, et il n'abandonne pas ses bien-aimés; ils sont gardés à jamais, mais la postérité des méchants est retranchée.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.