Mazmur 2:10

2:10 So now, you kings, do what is wise; ¹ 

you rulers of the earth, submit to correction! ² 

Mazmur 50:17

50:17 For you hate instruction

and reject my words. ³ 

Mazmur 68:18

68:18 You ascend on high, ⁴ 

you have taken many captives. ⁵ 

You receive tribute ⁶  from ⁷  men,

including even sinful rebels.

Indeed the Lord God lives there! ⁸ 

[2:10]  ¹ sn The speaker here is either the psalmist or the Davidic king, who now addresses the rebellious kings.

[2:10]  ² tn The Niphal has here a tolerative nuance; the kings are urged to submit themselves to the advice being offered.

[50:17]  ³ tn Heb “and throw my words behind you.”

[68:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “to the elevated place”; or “on high.” This probably refers to the Lord’s throne on Mount Zion.

[68:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “you have taken captives captive.”

[68:18]  ⁶ tn Or “gifts.”

[68:18]  ⁷ tn Or “among.”

[68:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “so that the Lord God might live [there].” Many take the infinitive construct with -לְ (lamed) as indicating purpose here, but it is unclear how the offering of tribute enables the Lord to live in Zion. This may be an occurrence of the relatively rare emphatic lamed (see HALOT 510-11 s.v. II לְ, though this text is not listed as an example there). If so, the statement corresponds nicely to the final line of v. 16, which also affirms emphatically that the Lord lives in Zion.