Ayub 14:9

14:9 at the scent ¹  of water it will flourish ² 

and put forth ³  shoots like a new plant.

Mazmur 67:7

67:7 May God bless us! ⁴ 

Then all the ends of the earth will give him the honor he deserves. ⁵ 

[14:9]  ¹ tn The personification adds to the comparison with people – the tree is credited with the sense of smell to detect the water.

[14:9]  ² tn The sense of “flourish” for this verb is found in Ps 92:12,13[13,14], and Prov 14:11. It makes an appropriate parallel with “bring forth boughs” in the second half.

[14:9]  ³ tn Heb “and will make.”

[67:7]  ⁴ tn The prefixed verb forms in vv. 6b-7a are understood as jussives.

[67:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “will fear him.” After the jussive of the preceding line, the prefixed verbal form with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive is understood as indicating purpose/result. (Note how v. 3 anticipates the universal impact of God showing his people blessing.) Another option is to take the verb as a jussive and translate, “Let all the ends of the earth fear him.”