Mazmur 8:6

8:6 you appoint them to rule over your creation; ¹ 

you have placed ²  everything under their authority, ³ 

Mazmur 38:2

38:2 For your arrows pierce ⁴  me,

and your hand presses me down. ⁵ 

Mazmur 39:10

39:10 Please stop wounding me! ⁶ 

You have almost beaten me to death! ⁷ 

Mazmur 89:21

89:21 My hand will support him, ⁸ 

and my arm will strengthen him.

Mazmur 106:26

106:26 So he made a solemn vow ⁹ 

that he would make them die ¹⁰  in the desert,

Mazmur 109:27

109:27 Then they will realize ¹¹  this is your work, ¹² 

and that you, Lord, have accomplished it.

Mazmur 111:7

111:7 His acts are characterized by ¹³  faithfulness and justice;

all his precepts are reliable. ¹⁴ 

Mazmur 119:173

119:173 May your hand help me,

for I choose to obey ¹⁵  your precepts.

Mazmur 138:8

138:8 The Lord avenges me. ¹⁶ 

O Lord, your loyal love endures.

Do not abandon those whom you have made! ¹⁷ 

Mazmur 139:5

139:5 You squeeze me in from behind and in front;

you place your hand on me.

Mazmur 145:16

145:16 You open your hand,

and fill every living thing with the food they desire. ¹⁸ 

[8:6]  ¹ tn Heb “you cause [i.e., “permit, allow”] him to rule over the works of your hands.”

[8:6]  ² tn The perfect verbal form probably has a present perfect nuance here. It refers to the continuing effects of God’s original mandate (see Gen 1:26-30).

[8:6]  ³ tn Heb “under his feet.”

[8:6]  sn Placed everything under their authority. This verse affirms that mankind rules over God’s creation as his vice-regent. See Gen 1:26-30.

[38:2]  ⁴ tn The verb Hebrew נָחַת (nakhat) apparently here means “penetrate, pierce” (note the use of the Qal in Prov 17:10). The psalmist pictures the Lord as a warrior who shoots arrows at him (see Ps 7:12-13).

[38:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “and your hand [?] upon me.” The meaning of the verb נָחַת (nakhat) is unclear in this context. It is preferable to emend the form to וַתָּנַח (vattanakh) from the verb נוּחַ (nuakh, “rest”). In this case the text would read literally, “and your hand rests upon me” (see Isa 25:10, though the phrase is used in a positive sense there, unlike Ps 38:2).

[39:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “remove from upon me your wound.”

[39:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “from the hostility of your hand I have come to an end.”

[89:21]  ⁸ tn Heb “with whom my hand will be firm.”

[106:26]  ⁹ tn Heb “and he lifted his hand to [or “concerning”] them.” The idiom “to lift a hand” here refers to swearing an oath. One would sometimes solemnly lift one’s hand when making such a vow (see Ezek 20:5-6, 15).

[106:26]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “to cause them to fall.”

[109:27]  ¹¹ tn After the preceding imperative, the prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose or result.

[109:27]  ¹² tn Heb “that your hand [is] this.”

[111:7]  ¹³ tn Heb “the deeds of his hands [are].”

[111:7]  ¹⁴ tn That is, fair and for man’s good.

[119:173]  ¹⁵ tn The words “to obey” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarity.

[138:8]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “avenges on my behalf.” For the meaning “to avenge” for the verb גָּמַר (gamar), see HALOT 197-98 s.v. גמר.

[138:8]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “the works of your hands.” Many medieval Hebrew mss read the singular, “work of your hands.”

[145:16]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “[with what they] desire.”