Mazmur 3:8

3:8 The Lord delivers; ¹ 

you show favor to your people. ²  (Selah)

Mazmur 7:3

7:3 O Lord my God, if I have done what they say, ³ 

or am guilty of unjust actions, ⁴ 

Mazmur 15:2

15:2 Whoever lives a blameless life, ⁵ 

does what is right,

and speaks honestly. ⁶ 

Mazmur 18:21

18:21 For I have obeyed the Lord’s commands; ⁷ 

I have not rebelled against my God. ⁸ 

Mazmur 18:23

18:23 I was innocent before him,

and kept myself from sinning. ⁹ 

Mazmur 38:5

38:5 My wounds ¹⁰  are infected and starting to smell, ¹¹ 

because of my foolish sins. ¹² 

Mazmur 72:2

72:2 Then he will judge ¹³  your people fairly,

and your oppressed ones ¹⁴  equitably.

Mazmur 91:10

91:10 No harm will overtake ¹⁵  you;

no illness ¹⁶  will come near your home. ¹⁷ 

Mazmur 101:4

101:4 I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; ¹⁸ 

I will not permit ¹⁹  evil.

Mazmur 119:38

119:38 Confirm to your servant your promise, ²⁰ 

which you made to the one who honors you. ²¹ 

Mazmur 119:53

119:53 Rage takes hold of me because of the wicked,

those who reject your law.

Mazmur 119:121

ע (Ayin)

119:121 I do what is fair and right. ²² 

Do not abandon me to my oppressors!

Mazmur 119:160

119:160 Your instructions are totally reliable;

all your just regulations endure. ²³ 

Mazmur 145:9

145:9 The Lord is good to all,

and has compassion on all he has made. ²⁴ 

Mazmur 148:6

148:6 He established them so they would endure; ²⁵ 

he issued a decree that will not be revoked. ²⁶ 

[3:8]  ¹ tn Heb “to the Lord [is] deliverance.”

[3:8]  ² tn Heb “upon your people [is] your blessing.” In this context God’s “blessing” includes deliverance/protection, vindication, and sustained life (see Pss 21:3, 6; 24:5).

[7:3]  ³ tn Heb “if I have done this.”

[7:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “if there is injustice in my hands.” The “hands” figuratively suggest deeds or actions.

[15:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “one who walks blamelessly.”

[15:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “one who speaks truth in his heart”; or “one who speaks truth [that is] in his heart.” This apparently refers to formulating a truthful statement in one’s mind and then honestly revealing that statement in one’s speech.

[18:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “for I have kept the ways of the Lord.” The phrase “ways of the Lord” refers here to the “conduct required” by the Lord. In Ps 25 the Lord’s “ways” are associated with his covenantal demands (see vv. 4, 9-10). See also Ps 119:3 (cf. vv. 1, 4), as well as Deut 8:6; 10:12; 11:22; 19:9; 26:17; 28:9; 30:16.

[18:21]  ⁸ tn Heb “I have not acted wickedly from my God.” The statement is elliptical; the idea is, “I have not acted wickedly and, in so doing, departed from my God.”

[18:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “from my sin,” that is, from making it my own in any way.

[18:23]  sn Kept myself from sinning. Leading a blameless life meant that the king would be loyal to God’s covenant, purge the government and society of evil and unjust officials, and reward loyalty to the Lord (see Ps 101).

[38:5]  ¹⁰ sn The reference to wounds may be an extension of the metaphorical language of v. 2. The psalmist pictures himself as one whose flesh is ripped and torn by arrows.

[38:5]  ¹¹ tn Heb “my wounds stink, they are festering” (cf. NEB).

[38:5]  ¹² tn Heb “from before my foolishness.”

[72:2]  ¹³ tn The prefixed verbal form appears to be an imperfect, not a jussive.

[72:2]  ¹⁴ sn These people are called God’s oppressed ones because he is their defender (see Pss 9:12, 18; 10:12; 12:5).

[91:10]  ¹⁵ tn Or “confront.”

[91:10]  ¹⁶ tn For this sense of the Hebrew term נגע see Ps 38:11.

[91:10]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “your tent.”

[101:4]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “a perverse heart will turn aside from me.” The adjective עִקֵּשׁ (’iqqesh) has the basic nuance “twisted; crooked” and by extension refers to someone or something that is morally perverse (see Ps 18:26). It appears frequently in the Book of Proverbs, where it is used of evil people (22:5), speech (8:8; 19:1), thoughts (11:20; 17:20), and life styles (2:15; 28:6).

[101:4]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “know.” The king will not willingly allow perverse individuals to remain in his royal court.

[119:38]  ²⁰ tn Heb “word.”

[119:38]  ²¹ tn Heb “which [is] for your fear,” that is, the promise made to those who exhibit fear of God.

[119:121]  ²² tn Heb “do justice and righteousness.”

[119:160]  ²³ tn Heb “the head of your word is truth, and forever [is] all your just regulation.” The term “head” is used here of the “sum total” of God’s instructions.

[145:9]  ²⁴ tn Heb “and his compassion is over all his works.”

[148:6]  ²⁵ tn Or “forever and ever.”

[148:6]  ²⁶ tn Heb “and it will not pass away.”