Mazmur 21:2

21:2 You grant ¹  him his heart’s desire;

you do not refuse his request. ²  (Selah)

Mazmur 69:23

69:23 May their eyes be blinded! ³ 

Make them shake violently! ⁴ 

Mazmur 119:92

119:92 If I had not found encouragement in your law, ⁵ 

I would have died in my sorrow. ⁶ 

[21:2]  ¹ tn The translation assumes the perfect verbal forms in v. 2 are generalizing, stating factually what God typically does for the king. Another option is to take them as present perfects, “you have granted…you have not refused.” See v. 4, which mentions a specific request for a long reign.

[21:2]  ² tn Heb “and the request of his lips you do not refuse.”

[69:23]  ³ tn Heb “may their eyes be darkened from seeing.”

[69:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “make their hips shake continually.”

[119:92]  ⁵ tn Heb “if your law had not been my delight.”

[119:92]  ⁶ tn Or “my suffering.”