Mazmur 50:14

50:14 Present to God a thank-offering!

Repay your vows to the sovereign One! ¹ 

Mazmur 78:61

78:61 He allowed the symbol of his strong presence to be captured; ² 

he gave the symbol of his splendor ³  into the hand of the enemy. ⁴ 

Mazmur 105:42

105:42 Yes, ⁵  he remembered the sacred promise ⁶ 

he made to Abraham his servant.

Mazmur 116:14

116:14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

before all his people.

Mazmur 119:95

119:95 The wicked prepare to kill me, ⁷ 

yet I concentrate on your rules.

Mazmur 119:169

ת (Tav)

119:169 Listen to my cry for help, ⁸  O Lord!

Give me insight by your word!

Mazmur 119:172

119:172 May my tongue sing about your instructions, ⁹ 

for all your commands are just.

[50:14]  ¹ tn Heb “Most High.” This divine title (עֶלְיוֹן, ’elyon) pictures God as the exalted ruler of the universe who vindicates the innocent and judges the wicked. See especially Pss 7:17; 9:2; 18:13; 21:7; 47:2.

[78:61]  ² tn Heb “and he gave to captivity his strength.” The expression “his strength” refers metonymically to the ark of the covenant, which was housed in the tabernacle at Shiloh.

[78:61]  ³ tn Heb “and his splendor into the hand of an enemy.” The expression “his splendor” also refers metonymically to the ark of the covenant.

[78:61]  ⁴ sn Verses 60-61 refer to the Philistines’ capture of the ark in the days of Eli (1 Sam 4:1-11).

[105:42]  ⁵ tn Or “for.”

[105:42]  ⁶ tn Heb “his holy word.”

[119:95]  ⁷ tn Heb “the wicked wait for me to kill me.”

[119:169]  ⁸ tn Heb “may my cry approach before you.”

[119:172]  ⁹ tn Heb “your word.”