Psalm 37/Notes/Lexical.v. 26.486478

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To become a blessing (לִבְרָכָה) probably means, in this context, to become a standard which is invoked in the verbal blessing of others. Cf. Zech 8:13—"And just as you were a curse among the nations, O House of Judah and House of Israel, so, when I vindicate you, you shall become a blessing" (NJPS). The same phrase (היה לברכה) occurs in Gen 12:3, which Wenham explains as follows: "In other words, people will say, 'May God make me as blessed as Abram'" (1987, 276).