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Psalm 37:25–26

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25I have been young, and now am old;

Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,

Nor mmhis seed nbegging bread.

26oHe is †ever merciful, and lendeth;

And his seed is blessed.

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Footnotes

  1. mmSee Ps. 112:2.
  2. nSee Job 15:23. Comp. Ps. 109:10.
  3. oPs. 112:5. So ver. 21. See Matt 5:42.
  4. †Heb. all the day. Ps. 35:28. & 38:6, 12. & 42:3, 10 in the Heb.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I have been young, and now am old,

yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken

or his children begging for bread.

He is ever lending generously,

and his children become a blessing.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I was young and now I am old,

yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken

or their children begging bread.

They are always generous and lend freely;

their children will be a blessing.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I have been young and now I am old,

yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned

or his children begging for bread.

He is always generous, always lending,

and his children are a blessing.

NLTNew Living Translation

Once I was young, and now I am old.

Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned

or their children begging for bread.

The godly always give generous loans to others,

and their children are a blessing.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I was a youth, but I am now old;

yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken

or his children begging for bread.

All the day he is gracious and lends,

and his children are a blessing.