Mazmur 30:8

30:8 To you, O Lord, I cried out;

I begged the Lord for mercy: ¹ 

Mazmur 34:15

34:15 The Lord pays attention to the godly

and hears their cry for help. ² 

Mazmur 50:4

50:4 He summons the heavens above,

as well as the earth, so that he might judge his people. ³ 

Mazmur 105:13

105:13 they wandered from nation to nation,

and from one kingdom to another. ⁴ 

Mazmur 119:36

119:36 Give me a desire for your rules, ⁵ 

rather than for wealth gained unjustly. ⁶ 

[30:8]  ¹ tn The prefixed verbal forms in v. 8 are probably preterites; the psalmist recalls that he prayed in his time of crisis.

[34:15]  ² tn Heb “the eyes of the Lord [are] toward the godly, and his ears [are] toward their cry for help.”

[50:4]  ³ tn Or perhaps “to testify against his people.”

[50:4]  sn The personified heavens and earth (see v. 1 as well) are summoned to God’s courtroom as witnesses against God’s covenant people (see Isa 1:2). Long before this Moses warned the people that the heavens and earth would be watching their actions (see Deut 4:26; 30:19; 31:28; 32:1).

[105:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “and from a kingdom to another nation.”

[119:36]  ⁵ tn Heb “turn my heart to your rules.”

[119:36]  ⁶ tn Heb “and not unjust gain.”