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Psalm 37:28

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.

26All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed.
27Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.
28For the LORD loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
29The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
30The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
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God’s love of justice anchors the promise that his saints will be kept, while the judgment on the wicked’s children makes the contrast hard to pass over.

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Where else Scripture says this

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Hebrews 13:5Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”Both affirm that God will not forsake his people; Hebrews connects that assurance with freedom from the love of money.
Psalm 37:25I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.Both speak of the righteous remaining unforsaken, and both extend their view to the next generation.
John 10:28I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.Both promise lasting preservation for those who belong to the Lord; Jesus speaks of eternal life and protection in his hand.
2 Timothy 4:18And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.Both name the Lord as the one who preserves his people, with Timothy’s passage specifying preservation for his heavenly Kingdom.
Proverbs 2:22But the wicked will be cut off from the land. The treacherous will be rooted out of it.Both describe being cut off as the fate of wickedness; Proverbs names the land from which the wicked are removed.
Psalm 11:7For the LORD is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.Both ground the future of the upright in what the LORD loves: justice in Psalm 37 and righteousness in Psalm 11.
Psalm 94:14For the LORD won’t reject his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.Both state that the LORD will not forsake those who belong to him.
1 Corinthians 1:8who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.Both speak of believers being kept, with Corinthians describing confirmation until the end, blameless in the day of Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 61:8“For I, the LORD, love justice. I hate robbery and iniquity. I will give them their reward in truth and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.Both declare that the LORD loves justice and connect his character with a lasting commitment to his people.
1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked will be put to silence in darkness; for no man will prevail by strength.Both contrast God’s keeping of his holy ones with a severe judgment upon the wicked.
Psalm 21:10You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from among the children of men.Both describe judgment reaching descendants, using the language of being cut off in Psalm 37 and destruction in Psalm 21.
Isaiah 59:21“As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit who is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart out of your …Both look beyond one generation: Psalm 37 speaks of preservation and descendants, while Isaiah promises God’s words to successive generations.
Where this verse fits

Injustice and anger. fear for the future. sermon or Bible study notes.

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Encouragement

In this wisdom psalm, judgment reaches the wicked’s descendants; it gives you no command to harm them. YHWH loves justice and does not forsake his saints.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).