Mazmur 37:5

37:5 Commit your future to the Lord! ¹ 

Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf. ² 

Mazmur 78:17

78:17 Yet they continued to sin against him,

and rebelled against the sovereign One ³  in the desert.

Mazmur 116:14

116:14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

before all his people.

Mazmur 118:19

118:19 Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple! ⁴ 

I will enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.

Mazmur 128:1

Psalm 128 ⁵ 

A song of ascents. ⁶ 

128:1 How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers, ⁷ 

each one who keeps his commands! ⁸ 

Mazmur 142:2

142:2 I pour out my lament before him;

I tell him about ⁹  my troubles.

[37:5]  ¹ tn Heb “roll your way upon the Lord.” The noun “way” may refer here to one’s activities or course of life.

[37:5]  ² tn Heb “he will act.” Verse 6 explains what is meant; the Lord will vindicate those who trust in him.

[78:17]  ³ tn Heb “rebelling [against] the Most High.”

[118:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “the gates of justice.” The gates of the Lord’s temple are referred to here, as v. 20 makes clear. They are called “gates of justice” because they are the entrance to the just king’s palace. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[128:1]  ⁵ sn Psalm 128. The psalmist observes that the godly individual has genuine happiness because the Lord rewards such a person with prosperity and numerous children.

[128:1]  ⁶ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[128:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “every fearer of the Lord.”

[128:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “the one who walks in his ways.”

[142:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “my trouble before him I declare.”