Mazmur 103:17

103:17 But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, ¹ 

and is faithful to their descendants, ² 

Mazmur 112:2

112:2 His descendants ³  will be powerful on the earth;

the godly ⁴  will be blessed.

Mazmur 115:13-14

115:13 He will bless his loyal followers, ⁵ 

both young and old. ⁶ 

115:14 May he increase your numbers,

yours and your children’s! ⁷ 

[103:17]  ¹ tn Heb “but the loyal love of the Lord [is] from everlasting to everlasting over those who fear him.”

[103:17]  ² tn Heb “and his righteousness to sons of sons.”

[112:2]  ³ tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

[112:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “His seed will be mighty on the earth, the generation of the godly.” The Hebrew term דוֹר (dor, “generation”) could be taken as parallel to “offspring” and translated “posterity,” but the singular more likely refers to the godly as a class. See BDB 189-90 s.v. for other examples where “generation” refers to a class of people.

[115:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “the fearers of the Lord.”

[115:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “the small along with the great.” The translation assumes that “small” and “great” here refer to age (see 2 Chr 15:13). Another option is to translate “both the insignificant and the prominent” (see Job 3:19; cf. NEB “high and low alike”).

[115:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “may he add to you, to you and your sons.” The prefixed verbal form is jussive, indicating this is a prayer.