Mazmur 37:23

37:23 The Lord grants success to the one

whose behavior he finds commendable. ¹ 

Mazmur 40:15

40:15 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”

be humiliated ²  and disgraced! ³ 

[37:23]  ¹ tn Heb “from the Lord the steps of a man are established, and in his way he delights.” The second line qualifies the first. The man whose behavior is commendable in God’s sight is the one whose ways are established by God. Another option is that the second line refers to the godly man delighting in God’s “way,” namely the lifestyle which he prescribes for men. In this case one might translate, “The Lord grants success to the one who desires to obey his commands.”

[40:15]  ² tn The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive in this imprecation.

[40:15]  ³ tn Heb “May they be humiliated according to their shame, those who say to me, ‘Aha! Aha!’”