Mazmur 15:3

15:3 He ¹  does not slander, ² 

or do harm to others, ³ 

or insult his neighbor. ⁴ 

Mazmur 35:9

35:9 Then I will rejoice in the Lord

and be happy because of his deliverance. ⁵ 

Mazmur 38:18

38:18 Yes, ⁶  I confess my wrongdoing,

and I am concerned about my sins.

Mazmur 44:19

44:19 Yet you have battered us, leaving us a heap of ruins overrun by wild dogs; ⁷ 

you have covered us with darkness. ⁸ 

Mazmur 78:24

78:24 He rained down manna for them to eat;

he gave them the grain of heaven. ⁹ 

Mazmur 78:27

78:27 He rained down meat on them like dust,

birds as numerous as the sand on the seashores. ¹⁰ 

Mazmur 88:16

88:16 Your anger overwhelms me; ¹¹ 

your terrors destroy me.

Mazmur 91:13

91:13 You will subdue ¹²  a lion and a snake; ¹³ 

you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.

Mazmur 92:10

92:10 You exalt my horn like that of a wild ox. ¹⁴ 

I am covered ¹⁵  with fresh oil.

Mazmur 102:6

102:6 I am like an owl ¹⁶  in the wilderness;

I am like a screech owl ¹⁷  among the ruins. ¹⁸ 

Mazmur 104:31

104:31 May the splendor of the Lord endure! ¹⁹ 

May the Lord find pleasure in the living things he has made! ²⁰ 

Mazmur 106:12

106:12 They believed his promises; ²¹ 

they sang praises to him.

Mazmur 106:15

106:15 He granted their request,

then struck them with a disease. ²² 

Mazmur 109:5

109:5 They repay me evil for good, ²³ 

and hate for love.

Mazmur 116:12

116:12 How can I repay the Lord

for all his acts of kindness to me?

Mazmur 118:11-12

118:11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me.

Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.

118:12 They surrounded me like bees.

But they disappeared as quickly ²⁴  as a fire among thorns. ²⁵ 

Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.

Mazmur 119:16

119:16 I find delight ²⁶  in your statutes;

I do not forget your instructions. ²⁷ 

Mazmur 119:70

119:70 Their hearts are calloused, ²⁸ 

but I find delight in your law.

Mazmur 119:77

119:77 May I experience your compassion, ²⁹  so I might live!

For I find delight in your law.

Mazmur 139:4

139:4 Certainly ³⁰  my tongue does not frame a word

without you, O Lord, being thoroughly aware of it. ³¹ 

[15:3]  ¹ sn Hebrew literature often assumes and reflects the male-oriented perspective of ancient Israelite society. The principle of the psalm is certainly applicable to all people, regardless of their gender or age.

[15:3]  ² tn Heb “he does not slander upon his tongue.” For another example of רָגַל (ragal, “slander”) see 2 Sam 19:28.

[15:3]  ³ tn Or “his fellow.”

[15:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he does not lift up an insult against one who is near to him.”

[35:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “then my soul will rejoice in the Lord and be happy in his deliverance.”

[38:18]  ⁶ tn Or “for.” The translation assumes that כִּי (ki) is asseverative here.

[44:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “yet you have battered us in a place of jackals.”

[44:19]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew term צַלְמָוֶת (tsalmavet) has traditionally been understood as a compound noun meaning “shadow of death” (צֵל+מָוֶת [mavet + tsel]; see BDB 853 s.v. צַלְמָוֶת; cf. NASB). Other scholars prefer to vocalize the form צַלְמוּת (tsalmut) and understand it as an abstract noun (from the root צלם) meaning “darkness” (cf. NIV, NRSV). An examination of the word’s usage favors the latter derivation. It is frequently associated with darkness/night and contrasted with light/morning (see Job 3:5; 10:21-22; 12:22; 24:17; 28:3; 34:22; Ps 107:10, 14; Isa 9:1; Jer 13:16; Amos 5:8). In some cases the darkness described is associated with the realm of death (Job 10:21-22; 38:17), but this is a metaphorical application of the word and does not reflect its inherent meaning. In Ps 44:19 darkness symbolizes defeat and humiliation.

[78:24]  ⁹ sn Manna was apparently shaped like a seed (Exod 16:31), perhaps explaining why it is here compared to grain.

[78:27]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and like the sand of the seas winged birds.”

[88:16]  ¹¹ tn Heb “passes over me.”

[91:13]  ¹² tn Heb “walk upon.”

[91:13]  ¹³ tn Or perhaps “cobra” (see Ps 58:4).

[92:10]  ¹⁴ sn The horn of the wild ox is frequently a metaphor for military strength; the idiom “to exalt/lift up the horn” signifies military victory (see 1 Sam 2:10; Pss 75:10; 89:24; Lam 2:17).

[92:10]  ¹⁵ tn The Hebrew verb בָּלַל (balal) usually has the nuance “to mix.” Here it seems to mean “to smear” or “to anoint.” Some emend the form to בַּלֹּתַנִי (ballotaniy; a second person form of the verb with a first person suffix) and read, “you anoint me.”

[102:6]  ¹⁶ tn The Hebrew term קָאַת (qa’at) refers to some type of bird (see Lev 11:18; Deut 14:17) that was typically found near ruins (see Zeph 2:14). Modern translations have frequently rendered this as some type of owl (NIV, REB “desert owl”; NRSV “owl”).

[102:6]  ¹⁷ tn The Hebrew term כוֹס (khos) refers to a bird (see Lev 11:17; Deut 14:16), probably a type of owl (cf. NIV, REB “owl”; NRSV “little owl”).

[102:6]  ¹⁸ sn By comparing himself to a screech owl among the ruins, the psalmist may be highlighting his loneliness (see v. 7), though he may also be comparing his cries for help to the owl’s screech.

[104:31]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “be forever.”

[104:31]  ²⁰ tn Or “rejoice in his works.”

[106:12]  ²¹ tn Heb “his words.”

[106:15]  ²² tn Heb “and he sent leanness into their being.”

[106:15]  sn Disease. See Num 11:33-34, where this plague is described.

[109:5]  ²³ tn Heb “and they set upon me evil in place of good.”

[118:12]  ²⁴ tn Heb “were extinguished.”

[118:12]  ²⁵ tn The point seems to be that the hostility of the nations (v. 10) is short-lived, like a fire that quickly devours thorns and then burns out. Some, attempting to create a better parallel with the preceding line, emend דֹּעֲכוּ (do’akhu, “they were extinguished”) to בָּעֲרוּ (ba’aru, “they burned”). In this case the statement emphasizes their hostility.

[119:16]  ²⁶ tn The imperfects in this verse emphasize the attitude the psalmist maintains toward God’s law. Another option is to translate with the future tense, “I will find delight…I will not forget.”

[119:16]  ²⁷ tn Heb “your word.” Many medieval Hebrew mss as well as the LXX read the plural here.

[119:70]  ²⁸ tn Heb “their heart is insensitive like fat.”

[119:77]  ²⁹ tn Heb “and may your compassion come to me.”

[139:4]  ³⁰ tn Or “for.”

[139:4]  ³¹ tn Heb “look, O Lord, you know all of it.”