Mazmur 4:5

4:5 Offer the prescribed sacrifices ¹ 

and trust in the Lord! ² 

Mazmur 11:3

11:3 When the foundations ³  are destroyed,

what can the godly ⁴  accomplish?” ⁵ 

Mazmur 37:32

37:32 Evil men set an ambush for the godly

and try to kill them. ⁶ 

Mazmur 112:3

112:3 His house contains wealth and riches;

his integrity endures. ⁷ 

Mazmur 112:6

112:6 For he will never be upended;

others will always remember one who is just. ⁸ 

[4:5]  ¹ tn Or “proper, right.” The phrase also occurs in Deut 33:19 and Ps 51:19.

[4:5]  ² sn Trust in the Lord. The psalmist urges his enemies to make peace with God and become his followers.

[11:3]  ³ tn The precise meaning of this rare word is uncertain. An Ugaritic cognate is used of the “bottom” or “base” of a cliff or mountain (see G. R. Driver, Canaanite Myths and Legends, 47, 159). The noun appears in postbiblical Hebrew with the meaning “foundation” (see Jastrow 1636 s.v. שָׁת).

[11:3]  ⁴ tn The singular form is used here in a collective or representative sense. Note the plural form “pure [of heart]” in the previous verse.

[11:3]  ⁵ sn The quotation of the advisers’ words (which begins in 11:1c) ends at this point. They advise the psalmist to flee because the enemy is poised to launch a deadly attack. In such a lawless and chaotic situation godly people like the psalmist can accomplish nothing, so they might as well retreat to a safe place.

[37:32]  ⁶ tn Heb “an evil [one] watches the godly [one] and seeks to kill him.” The singular forms are used in a representative sense; the typical evildoer and godly individual are in view. The active participles describe characteristic behavior.

[112:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “stands forever.”

[112:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “for an eternal memorial a just [one] will be.”