Psalms 37:27 (WEB)

Passage

Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.

Nearby Context

Psalms 37:25 I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.

Psalms 37:26 All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed.

Psalms 37:27 Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.

Psalms 37:28 For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

Psalms 37:29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "depart", "evil", "good", "live", "securely", 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 deals graciously and..." into verse 28's "For Yahweh loves justice and doesn t...", 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.