Sunday, March 22, 2026

Psalm 37:16

When I read Psalm 37 in German, I also referenced the Hebrew, and I found a couple features in verse 16 that highlight the meaning:
טוֹב־מְעַט לַצַּדִּיק מֵהֲמוֹן רְשָׁעִים רַבִּֽים׃
In the ESV, this is:
Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.
The phrase רְשָׁעִים רַבִּֽים ("many wicked") alliterates and rhymes, and the repetition of these initial and final sounds lends a slight sense of this multitude.