Mazmur 107:41

107:41 Yet he protected ¹  the needy from oppression,

and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.

Mazmur 96:7

96:7 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the nations,

ascribe to the Lord splendor and strength!

Mazmur 114:1

Psalm 114 ² 

114:1 When Israel left Egypt,

when the family of Jacob left a foreign nation behind, ³ 

Mazmur 98:3

98:3 He remains loyal and faithful to the family of Israel. ⁴ 

All the ends of the earth see our God deliver us. ⁵ 

Mazmur 78:51

78:51 He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt,

the firstfruits of their reproductive power ⁶  in the tents of Ham.

Mazmur 38:11

38:11 Because of my condition, ⁷  even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; ⁸ 

my neighbors stand far away. ⁹ 

Mazmur 105:36

105:36 He struck down all the firstborn in their land,

the firstfruits of their reproductive power. ¹⁰ 

Mazmur 78:67

78:67 He rejected the tent of Joseph;

he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.

Mazmur 106:17

106:17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan;

it engulfed ¹¹  the group led by Abiram. ¹² 

Mazmur 112:3

112:3 His house contains wealth and riches;

his integrity endures. ¹³ 

Mazmur 68:6

68:6 God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; ¹⁴ 

he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. ¹⁵ 

But sinful rebels live in the desert. ¹⁶ 

Mazmur 49:16

49:16 Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich ¹⁷ 

and his wealth multiplies! ¹⁸ 

Mazmur 122:5

122:5 Indeed, ¹⁹  the leaders sit ²⁰  there on thrones and make legal decisions,

on the thrones of the house of David. ²¹ 

Mazmur 133:1

Psalm 133 ²² 

A song of ascents, ²³  by David.

133:1 Look! How good and how pleasant it is

when brothers live together! ²⁴ 

Mazmur 109:12

109:12 May no one show him kindness! ²⁵ 

May no one have compassion ²⁶  on his fatherless children!

Mazmur 52:1

Psalm 52 ²⁷ 

For the music director; a well-written song ²⁸  by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul: “David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech.” ²⁹ 

52:1 Why do you boast about your evil plans, ³⁰  O powerful man?

God’s loyal love protects me all day long! ³¹ 

[107:41]  ¹ tn Heb “set on high.”

[114:1]  ² sn Psalm 114. The psalmist recalls the events of the exodus and conquest and celebrates God’s kingship over his covenant people.

[114:1]  ³ tn Heb “the house of Jacob from a nation speaking a foreign language.” The Hebrew verb לָעַז (la’at, “to speak a foreign language”) occurs only here in the OT.

[98:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “he remembers his loyal love and his faithfulness to the house of Israel.”

[98:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “the deliverance of our God,” with “God” being a subjective genitive (= God delivers).

[78:51]  ⁶ tn Heb “the beginning of strength.” If retained, the plural form אוֹנִים (’onim, “strength”) probably indicates degree (“great strength”), but many ancient witnesses read “their strength,” which presupposes an emendation to אֹנָם (’onam; singular form of the noun with third masculine plural pronominal suffix).

[38:11]  ⁷ tn Or “wound,” or “illness.”

[38:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “stand [aloof].”

[38:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “and the ones near me off at a distance stand.”

[105:36]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the beginning of all their strength,” that is, reproductive power (see Ps 78:51).

[105:36]  sn Verses 28-36 recall the plagues in a different order than the one presented in Exodus: v. 28 (plague 9), v. 29 (plague 1), v. 30 (plague 2), v. 31a (plague 4), v. 31b (plague 3), vv. 32-33 (plague 7), vv. 34-35 (plague 8), v. 36 (plague 10). No reference is made in Ps 105 to plagues 5 and 6.

[106:17]  ¹¹ tn Or “covered.”

[106:17]  ¹² tn Or “the assembly of Abiram.”

[112:3]  ¹³ tn Heb “stands forever.”

[68:6]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “God causes the solitary ones to dwell in a house.” The participle suggests this is what God typically does.

[68:6]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “he brings out prisoners into prosperity.” Another option is to translate, “he brings out prisoners with singing” (cf. NIV). The participle suggests this is what God typically does.

[68:6]  ¹⁶ tn Or “in a parched [land].”

[68:6]  sn God delivers the downtrodden and oppressed, but sinful rebels who oppose his reign are treated appropriately.

[49:16]  ¹⁷ sn When a man becomes rich. Why would people fear such a development? The acquisition of wealth makes individuals powerful and enables them to oppress others (see vv. 5-6).

[49:16]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “when the glory of his house grows great.”

[122:5]  ¹⁹ tn Or “for.”

[122:5]  ²⁰ tn Or “sat.”

[122:5]  ²¹ tn Heb “Indeed, there they sit [on] thrones for judgment, [on] thrones [belonging] to the house of David.”

[133:1]  ²² sn Psalm 133. The psalmist affirms the benefits of family unity.

[133:1]  ²³ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[133:1]  ²⁴ sn This statement refers to the extended family structure of ancient Israel, where brothers would often live in proximity to one another (Deut 25:5), giving the family greater social prominence and security. However, in its later application in the Israelite cult it probably envisions unity within the covenant community. See L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 212-15.

[109:12]  ²⁵ tn Heb “may there not be for him one who extends loyal love.”

[109:12]  ²⁶ tn Perhaps this refers to being generous (see Ps 37:21).

[52:1]  ²⁷ sn Psalm 52. The psalmist confidently confronts his enemy and affirms that God will destroy evildoers and vindicate the godly.

[52:1]  ²⁸ tn The meaning of the Hebrew term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is uncertain. The word is derived from a verb meaning “to be prudent; to be wise.” Various options are: “a contemplative song,” “a song imparting moral wisdom,” or “a skillful [i.e., well-written] song.” The term occurs in the superscriptions of Pss 32, 42, 44, 45, 52-55, 74, 78, 88, 89, and 142, as well as in Ps 47:7.

[52:1]  ²⁹ tn Heb “when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, ‘David has come to the house of Ahimelech.’”

[52:1]  sn According to the superscription, David wrote this psalm during the period when Saul was seeking his life. On one occasion Doeg the Edomite, Saul’s head shepherd (1 Sam 21:7), informed Saul of David’s whereabouts (see 1 Sam 21-22).

[52:1]  ³⁰ tn Heb “Why do you boast in evil?”

[52:1]  ³¹ tn Heb “the loyal love of God [is] all the day.” In this context, where the psalmist is threatened by his enemy, the point seems to be that the psalmist is protected by God’s loyal love at all times.