Ayub 40:13

40:13 Hide them in the dust ¹  together,

imprison ²  them ³  in the grave. ⁴ 

Mazmur 2:9

2:9 You will break them ⁵  with an iron scepter; ⁶ 

you will smash them like a potter’s jar!’” ⁷ 

Mazmur 19:1

Psalm 19 ⁸ 

For the music director; a psalm of David.

19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; ⁹ 

the sky displays his handiwork. ¹⁰ 

[40:13]  ¹ tn The word “dust” can mean “ground” here, or more likely, “grave.”

[40:13]  ² tn The verb חָבַשׁ (khavash) means “to bind.” In Arabic the word means “to bind” in the sense of “to imprison,” and that fits here.

[40:13]  ³ tn Heb “their faces.”

[40:13]  ⁴ tn The word is “secret place,” the place where he is to hide them, i.e., the grave. The text uses the word “secret place” as a metonymy for the grave.

[2:9]  ⁵ tc The LXX reads “you will shepherd them.” This reading, quoted in the Greek text of the NT in Rev 2:27; 12:5; 19:15, assumes a different vocalization of the consonantal Hebrew text and understands the verb as רָעָה (ra’ah, “to shepherd”) rather than רָעָע (ra’a’, “to break”). But the presence of נָפַץ (nafats, “to smash”) in the next line strongly favors the MT vocalization.

[2:9]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew term שֵׁבֶט (shevet) can refer to a “staff” or “rod,” but here it probably refers to the Davidic king’s royal scepter, symbolizing his sovereignty.

[2:9]  ⁷ sn Like a potter’s jar. Before the Davidic king’s awesome power, the rebellious nations are like fragile pottery.

[19:1]  ⁸ sn Psalm 19. The psalmist praises God for his self-revelation in the heavens and in the Mosaic law. The psalmist concludes with a prayer, asking the Lord to keep him from sinning and to approve of his thoughts and words.

[19:1]  ⁹ sn God’s glory refers here to his royal majesty and power.

[19:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and the work of his hands the sky declares.” The participles emphasize the ongoing testimony of the heavens/sky.