Mazmur 22:30-31

22:30 A whole generation ¹  will serve him;

they will tell the next generation about the sovereign Lord. ² 

22:31 They will come and tell about his saving deeds; ³ 

they will tell a future generation what he has accomplished. ⁴ 

Mazmur 45:16-17

45:16 Your ⁵  sons will carry ⁶  on the dynasty of your ancestors; ⁷ 

you will make them princes throughout the land.

45:17 I will proclaim your greatness through the coming years, ⁸ 

then the nations will praise you ⁹  forever.

[22:30]  ¹ tn Heb “offspring.”

[22:30]  ² tn Heb “it will be told concerning the Lord to the generation.” The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[22:31]  ³ tn Heb “his righteousness.” Here the noun צִדָקָה (tsidaqah) refers to the Lord’s saving deeds whereby he vindicates the oppressed.

[22:31]  ⁴ tn Heb “to a people [to be] born that he has acted.” The words “they will tell” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[45:16]  ⁵ tn The pronoun is second masculine singular, indicating the king is being addressed from this point to the end of the psalm.

[45:16]  ⁶ tn The prefixed verbal form could be taken as jussive and the statement interpreted as a prayer, “May your sons carry on the dynasty of your ancestors!” The next line could then be taken as a relative clause, “[your sons] whom you will make princes throughout the land.”

[45:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “in place of your fathers will be your sons.”

[45:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “I will cause your name to be remembered in every generation and generation.” The cohortative verbal form expresses the poet’s resolve. The king’s “name” stands here for his reputation and character, which the poet praised in vv. 2-7.

[45:17]  ⁹ sn The nations will praise you. As God’s vice-regent on earth, the king is deserving of such honor and praise.