Psalms 37:27 (LSB)

Passage

Depart from evil and do good, So you will dwell forever.

Nearby Context

Psalms 37:25 I was young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or his seed begging bread.

Psalms 37:26 All day long he is gracious and lends, And his seed is a blessing.

Psalms 37:27 Depart from evil and do good, So you will dwell forever.

Psalms 37:28 For Yahweh loves justice And will not forsake His holy ones; They are kept forever, But the seed of the wicked will be cut off.

Psalms 37:29 The righteous will inherit the land And dwell in it forever.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "depart", "evil", "good", "dwell", and "forever". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "depart" and "evil", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "All day long he is gracious and..." into verse 28's "For Yahweh loves justice And will not...", so "depart" and "evil" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "depart" and "evil" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.