Psalms 37:26 · KJV
“{He is} ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed {is} blessed. {ever: Heb. all the day}”
— Psalms 37:26
I have been young, and {now} am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
Psalms 37 — Context
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth {him with} his hand.
25I have been young, and {now} am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
26{He is} ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed {is} blessed. {ever: Heb. all the day}
27Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
28For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
Cross References
Psalms 112:5
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. {discretion: Heb. judgment}
Psalms 37:21
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
Matthew 5:7
Blessed {are} the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Psalms 112:9
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
Luke 6:35-38
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and {to} the evil.
Proverbs 20:7
The just {man} walketh in his integrity: his children {are} blessed after him.
Deuteronomy 15:8-10
But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, {in that} which he wanteth.
Jeremiah 32:39
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: {for ever: Heb. all days}