SEV Biblia, Chapter 37:37
Sin Considera al perfecto, y mira al recto; que la postrimería de cada uno de ellos es paz.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Psalms 36:37
Verse 37. Mark the perfect man ] Him who is described above. Take notice of him: he is perfect in his soul, God having saved him from all sin, and filled him with his own love and image. And he is upright in his conduct; and his end, die when he may or where he may, is peace, quietness, and assurance for ever. Almost all the Versions translate the Hebrew after this manner: Preserve innocence, and keep equity in view; for the man of peace shall leave a numerous posterity.
Bishop Horsley thus translates: "Keep (thy) loyalty, and look well to (thy) integrity; for a posterity is (appointed) for the perfect man." He comes nearer to the original in his note on this verse: "Keep innocency, and regard uprightness; for the perfect man hath a posterity:"but the rebellious shall be destroyed together; the posterity of the wicked shall be cut off," ver. 38.
Dr. Kennicott's note is, " tyrja acharith, which we render latter end, is posterity, Psa. cix. 13. The wicked and all his race to be destroyed, the pious man to have a numerous progeny, see his sons' sons to the third and fourth generation. See Job viii. 19; xviii, 13-20." I think the original cannot possibly bear our translation. I shall produce it here, with the literal version of Montanus: - pax viro novissimum quia; rectum vide et, integrum cutodi µwl yal tyrja yk ry harw µt rm The nearest translation to this is that of the Septuagint and Vulgate: fulasse akakian, kai ide euquthta, oti estin egkataleimma anqrwpw eirhnikw Custodi innocentiam, et vide aequitatem; quoniam, sunt reliquiae homini pacifico. "Preserve innocence, and behold equity; seeing there is a posterity to the pacific man." The Syriac says, "Observe simplicity, and choose rectitude; seeing there is a good end to the man of peace." The reader may choose. Our common version, in my opinion, cannot be sustained. The 38th verse seems to confirm the translation of the Septuagint and the Vulgate, which are precisely the same in meaning; therefore I have given one translation for both.
The old Psalter deserves a place also: "Kepe unnoyandnes, and se evenhede; for tha celykes er til a pesful man."
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 34-40 - Duty is ours, and we must mind it; but events are God's, we must refe the disposal of them to him. What a striking picture is in ver. #(35 36), of many a prosperous enemy of God! But God remarkably blights the projects of the prosperous wicked, especially persecutors. None ar perfect in themselves, but believers are so in Christ Jesus. If all the saint's days continue dark and cloudy, his dying day may prove comfortable, and his sun set bright; or, if it should set under cloud, yet his future state will be everlasting peace. The salvation of the righteous will be the Lord's doing. He will help them to do their duties, to bear their burdens; help them to bear their troubles well and get good by them, and, in due time, will deliver them out of their troubles. Let sinners then depart from evil, and do good; repent of an forsake sin, and trust in the mercy of God through Jesus Christ. Le them take his yoke upon them, and learn of him, that they may dwell for evermore in heaven. Let us mark the closing scenes of differen characters, and always depend on God's mercy __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
שׁמר 8104 תם 8535 וראה 7200 ישׁר 3477 כי 3588 אחרית 319 לאישׁ 376 שׁלום׃ 7965
