Mazmur 33:12
Konteks33:12 How blessed 1 is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession. 2
Mazmur 106:40
Konteks106:40 So the Lord was angry with his people 3
and despised the people who belong to him. 4
Mazmur 135:4
Konteks135:4 Indeed, 5 the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,
Israel to be his special possession. 6
[33:12] 1 tn The Hebrew noun is an abstract plural. The word often refers metonymically to the happiness that God-given security and prosperity produce (see Pss 1:1; 2:12; 34:9; 41:1; 65:4; 84:12; 89:15; 106:3; 112:1; 127:5; 128:1; 144:15).
[33:12] 2 tn Heb “inheritance.”
[106:40] 3 tn Heb “the anger of the
[106:40] 4 tn Heb “his inheritance.”
[135:4] 6 sn His special possession. The language echoes Exod 19:5; Deut 7:6; 14:2; 26:18. See also Mal 3:17.