Mazmur 33:18

33:18 Look, the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers, ¹ 

those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness ² 

Mazmur 37:9

37:9 Wicked men ³  will be wiped out, ⁴ 

but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land. ⁵ 

Mazmur 119:43

119:43 Do not completely deprive me of a truthful testimony, ⁶ 

for I await your justice.

Mazmur 144:15

144:15 How blessed are the people who experience these things! ⁷ 

How blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!

[33:18]  ¹ tn Heb “look, the eye of the Lord [is] toward the ones who fear him.” The expression “the eye…[is] toward” here indicates recognition and the bestowing of favor. See Ps 34:15. The one who fears the Lord respects his sovereignty and obeys his commandments. See Ps 128:1; Prov 14:2.

[33:18]  ² tn Heb “for the ones who wait for his faithfulness.”

[37:9]  ³ tn Heb “for evil men.” The conjunction כִּי (ki, “for”) relates to the exhortations in v. 8; there is no reason to be frustrated, for the evildoers will be punished in due time.

[37:9]  ⁴ tn Or “cut off, removed.”

[37:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “and those who wait on the Lord, they will possess the land.”

[119:43]  ⁶ tn Heb “do not snatch from my mouth a word of truth to excess.” The psalmist wants to be able to give a reliable testimony about the Lord’s loyal love (vv. 41-42), but if God does not intervene, the psalmist will be deprived of doing so, for the evidence of such love (i.e., deliverance) will be lacking.

[144:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “[O] the happiness of the people who [it is] such to them.”