Mazmur 48:11

48:11 Mount Zion rejoices;

the towns ¹  of Judah are happy, ² 

because of your acts of judgment. ³ 

Mazmur 72:4

72:4 He will defend ⁴  the oppressed among the people;

he will deliver ⁵  the children ⁶  of the poor

and crush the oppressor.

[48:11]  ¹ tn Heb “daughters.” The reference is to the cities of Judah surrounding Zion (see Ps 97:8 and H. Haag, TDOT 2:336).

[48:11]  ² tn The prefixed verbal forms are understood as generalizing imperfects. (For other examples of an imperfect followed by causal לְמַעַן [lÿma’an], see Ps 23:3; Isa 49:7; 55:5.) Another option is to interpret the forms as jussives, “Let Mount Zion rejoice! Let the towns of Judah be happy!” (cf. NASB, NRSV; note the imperatives in vv. 12-13.)

[48:11]  ³ sn These acts of judgment are described in vv. 4-7.

[72:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “judge [for].”

[72:4]  ⁵ tn The prefixed verbal form appears to be an imperfect, not a jussive.

[72:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “sons.”