Psalm 37/Notes/Lexical.v. 18.138662

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"YHWH knows (יוֹדֵעַ) the days of the blameless (יְמֵי תְמִימִים)." SDBH: "literally: to know; hence: = state in which humans or deities are actively involved in circumstances relating to the life of humans and animals and care for their well-being." If, as SDBH claims, the word "knows" (יוֹדֵעַ) means "care for," then "days of the blameless" is probably figurative for "the life-span >> life of the blameless" (cf. Ps 1:6—כִּֽי־יוֹדֵ֣עַ יְ֭הוָה דֶּ֣רֶךְ צַדִּיקִ֑ים, where דֶּרֶךְ is figurative for "life"; cf. Baethgen 1904, 106—"Die Tage sind Bezeichnung des Lebens..."). The point is that "each day of their lives is known to God and comes within his protective care" (Craigie 1983, 298). "Day by day the LORD takes care of the innocent" (NIV, cf. NET, CEV).