Psalms 37:26 (YLT)

Passage

All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed <FI>is<Fi> for a blessing.

Nearby Context

Psalms 37:24 When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.

Psalms 37:25 Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

Psalms 37:26 All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed <FI>is<Fi> for a blessing.

Psalms 37:27 Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.

Psalms 37:28 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gracious", "lending", "seed", and "blessing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gracious" and "lending", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Young I have been I have also..." into verse 27's "Turn aside from evil and do good...", so "gracious" and "lending" 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 "gracious" and "lending" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.