Mazmur 118:15

118:15 They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. ¹ 

The Lord’s right hand conquers, ² 

Mazmur 125:3

125:3 Indeed, ³  the scepter of a wicked king ⁴  will not settle ⁵ 

upon the allotted land of the godly.

Otherwise the godly might

do what is wrong. ⁶ 

[118:15]  ¹ tn Heb “the sound of a ringing shout and deliverance [is] in the tents of the godly.”

[118:15]  ² tn Heb “does valiantly.” The statement refers here to military success (see Num 24:18; 1 Sam 14:48; Pss 60:12; 108:13).

[125:3]  ³ tn Or “for.”

[125:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “a scepter of wickedness.” The “scepter” symbolizes royal authority; when collocated with “wickedness” the phrase refers to an oppressive foreign conqueror.

[125:3]  ⁵ tn Or “rest.”

[125:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “so that the godly might not stretch out their hands in wrongdoing.” A wicked king who sets a sinful example can have an adverse moral and ethical effect on the people he rules.