Mazmur 73:8

73:8 They mock ¹  and say evil things; ² 

they proudly threaten violence. ³ 

Mazmur 78:37

78:37 They were not really committed to him, ⁴ 

and they were unfaithful to his covenant.

Mazmur 97:11

97:11 The godly bask in the light;

the morally upright experience joy. ⁵ 

Mazmur 107:26

107:26 They ⁶  reached up to the sky,

then dropped into the depths.

The sailors’ strength ⁷  left them ⁸  because the danger was so great. ⁹ 

Mazmur 113:9

113:9 He makes the barren woman of the family ¹⁰ 

a happy mother of children. ¹¹ 

Praise the Lord!

Mazmur 147:6

147:6 The Lord lifts up the oppressed,

but knocks ¹²  the wicked to the ground.

[73:8]  ¹ tn The verb מוּק (muq, “mock”) occurs only here in the OT.

[73:8]  ² tn Heb “and speak with evil.”

[73:8]  ³ tn Heb “oppression from an elevated place they speak.” The traditional accentuation of the MT places “oppression” with the preceding line. In this case, one might translate, “they mock and speak with evil [of] oppression, from an elevated place [i.e., “proudly”] they speak.” By placing “oppression” with what follows, one achieves better poetic balance in the parallelism.

[78:37]  ⁴ tn Heb “and their heart was not firm with him.”

[97:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “Light is planted for the godly, and for the upright of heart joy.” The translation assumes an emendation of זָרַע (zara’, “planted”) to זָרַח (zara’, “shines”) which collocates more naturally with “light.” “Light” here symbolizes the joy (note the following line) that accompanies deliverance and the outpouring of divine favor.

[107:26]  ⁶ tn That is, the waves (see v. 25).

[107:26]  ⁷ tn Heb “their being”; traditionally “their soul” (referring to that of the sailors). This is sometimes translated “courage” (cf. NIV, NRSV).

[107:26]  ⁸ tn Or “melted.”

[107:26]  ⁹ tn Heb “from danger.”

[113:9]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “of the house.”

[113:9]  ¹¹ tn Heb “sons.”

[147:6]  ¹² tn Heb “brings down.”