Mazmur 17:4

17:4 As for the actions of people ¹  –

just as you have commanded,

I have not followed in the footsteps of violent men. ² 

Mazmur 20:1

Psalm 20 ³ 

For the music director; a psalm of David.

20:1 May the Lord answer ⁴  you ⁵  when you are in trouble; ⁶ 

may the God of Jacob ⁷  make you secure!

Mazmur 41:12

41:12 As for me, you uphold ⁸  me because of my integrity; ⁹ 

you allow ¹⁰  me permanent access to your presence. ¹¹ 

Mazmur 89:28

89:28 I will always extend my loyal love to him,

and my covenant with him is secure. ¹² 

Mazmur 89:30

89:30 If his sons reject my law

and disobey my regulations,

Mazmur 119:88

119:88 Revive me with ¹³  your loyal love,

that I might keep ¹⁴  the rules you have revealed. ¹⁵ 

Mazmur 119:116

119:116 Sustain me as you promised, ¹⁶  so that I will live. ¹⁷ 

Do not disappoint me! ¹⁸ 

Mazmur 119:168

119:168 I keep your precepts and rules,

for you are aware of everything I do. ¹⁹ 

[17:4]  ¹ tn Heb “with regard to the deeds of man[kind].”

[17:4]  ² tn Heb “by the word of your lips, I, I have watched the paths of the violent” (i.e., “watched” in the sense of “watched for the purpose of avoiding”).

[20:1]  ³ sn Psalm 20. The people pray for the king’s success in battle. When the king declares his assurance that the Lord will answer the people’s prayer, they affirm their confidence in God’s enablement.

[20:1]  ⁴ tn The prefixed verbal forms here and in vv. 1b-5 are interpreted as jussives of prayer (cf. NEB, NIV, NRSV). Another option is to understand them as imperfects, “the Lord will answer,” etc. In this case the people declare their confidence that the Lord will intervene on behalf of the king and extend to him his favor.

[20:1]  ⁵ sn May the Lord answer you. The people address the king as they pray to the Lord.

[20:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “in a day of trouble.”

[20:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “the name of the God of Jacob.” God’s “name” refers metonymically to his very person and to the divine characteristics suggested by his name, in this case “God of Jacob,” which highlights his relationship to Israel.

[41:12]  ⁸ tn Or “have upheld.” The perfect verbal form can be taken as generalizing/descriptive (present) or as a present perfect.

[41:12]  ⁹ sn Because of my integrity. See Pss 7:8; 25:21; 26:1, 11.

[41:12]  ¹⁰ tn The prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) consecutive has the same aspectual function as the preceding perfect. It is either generalizing/descriptive (present) or has a present perfect nuance (“you have allowed”).

[41:12]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and you cause me to stand before you permanently.”

[89:28]  ¹² tn Heb “forever I will keep for him my loyal love and will make my covenant secure for him.”

[119:88]  ¹³ tn Heb “according to.”

[119:88]  ¹⁴ tn The cohortative verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

[119:88]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “of your mouth.”

[119:116]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “according to your word.”

[119:116]  ¹⁷ tn The prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

[119:116]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “do not make me ashamed of my hope.” After the Hebrew verb בּוֹשׁ (bosh, “to be ashamed”) the preposition מִן (min, “from”) often introduces the reason for shame.

[119:168]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “for all my ways [are] before you.”