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Psalms 37:28

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.

KJV

For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

ASV

כִּ֤י יְהוָ֨ה אֹ֘הֵ֤ב מִשְׁפָּ֗ט וְ/לֹא יַעֲזֹ֣ב אֶת חֲ֭סִידָי/ו לְ/עוֹלָ֣ם נִשְׁמָ֑רוּ וְ/זֶ֖רַע רְשָׁעִ֣ים נִכְרָֽת

Hebrew

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.

YLT

For the LORD loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אֹהֵ֣ב
'hb
verb · 209×
הִכְרַתִּ֥י
hkrty
verb · 283×
ו
v
adjective · 33×
וֹ
v
noun · 226×
י
y
noun · 422×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נִי
ny
verb · 212×
עוֹלָֽם
'vlm
noun · 427×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 1:8 — Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 1John 2:19 — They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us
  • 1John 2:19 — They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us
  • 1Pet 1:5 — Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
  • 1Pet 1:5 — Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
  • 1Sam 2:9 — He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
  • 2Cor 4:9 — Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
  • 2Tim 4:18 — And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
  • Gen 31:7 — And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
  • Heb 13:5 — Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
  • Isa 14:20 — Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
  • Isa 14:20 — Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
  • Isa 59:21 — As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed,
  • Isa 61:8 — For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
  • Isa 61:8 — For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
  • Jer 9:24 — But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I deligh
  • Job 27:14 — If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
  • John 5:24 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
  • John 6:39 — And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
  • John 10:28 — And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
  • John 15:9 — As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
  • Jude 1:1 — Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
  • Prov 2:8 — He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
  • Prov 2:22 — But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
  • Prov 2:22 — But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
  • Prov 10:30 — The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
  • Ps 9:10 — And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
  • Ps 11:7 — For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
  • Ps 16:1 — Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
  • Ps 21:10 — Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
  • Ps 21:10 — Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
  • Ps 37:22 — For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
  • Ps 37:25 — I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
  • Ps 37:40 — And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
  • Ps 45:6 — Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
  • Ps 94:14 — For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
  • Ps 109:13 — Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
  • Ps 145:20 — The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
  • Rom 14:4 — Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.