14:7 I wish the deliverance 2 of Israel would come from Zion!
When the Lord restores the well-being of his people, 3
may Jacob rejoice, 4
may Israel be happy! 5
1 tn Heb “the
2 sn The deliverance of Israel. This refers metonymically to God, the one who lives in Zion and provides deliverance for Israel.
3 tn Heb “turns with a turning [toward] his people.” The Hebrew term שְׁבוּת (shÿvut) is apparently a cognate accusative of שׁוּב (shuv).
4 tn The verb form is jussive.
5 tn Because the parallel verb is jussive, this verb, which is ambiguous in form, should be taken as a jussive as well.