Psalms 37:27 (YLT)

Passage

Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.

Nearby Context

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.

Psalms 37:29 The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "All the day he is gracious and..." into verse 28's "For Jehovah is loving judgment And He...", so "turn" and "aside" 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 "turn" and "aside" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.