Mazmur 21:3

21:3 For you bring him ¹  rich ²  blessings; ³ 

you place a golden crown on his head.

Mazmur 25:7

25:7 Do not hold against me ⁴  the sins of my youth ⁵  or my rebellious acts!

Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor, O Lord! ⁶ 

Mazmur 36:3

36:3 The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful;

he does not care about doing what is wise and right. ⁷ 

Mazmur 68:10

68:10 for you live among them. ⁸ 

You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God.

Mazmur 68:19

68:19 The Lord deserves praise! ⁹ 

Day after day ¹⁰  he carries our burden,

the God who delivers us. (Selah)

Mazmur 109:12

109:12 May no one show him kindness! ¹¹ 

May no one have compassion ¹²  on his fatherless children!

[21:3]  ¹ tn Or “meet him [with].”

[21:3]  ² tn Heb “good.”

[21:3]  ³ sn You bring him rich blessings. The following context indicates that God’s “blessings” include deliverance/protection, vindication, sustained life, and a long, stable reign (see also Pss 3:8; 24:5).

[25:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “do not remember,” with the intention of punishing.

[25:7]  ⁵ sn That is, the sins characteristic of youths, who lack moral discretion and wisdom.

[25:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “according to your faithfulness, remember me, you, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord.”

[36:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “he ceases to exhibit wisdom to do good.” The Hiphil forms are exhibitive, indicating the outward expression of an inner attitude.

[68:10]  ⁸ tn The meaning of the Hebrew text is unclear; it appears to read, “your animals, they live in it,” but this makes little, if any, sense in this context. Some suggest that חָיָּה (khayah) is a rare homonym here, meaning “community” (BDB 312 s.v.) or “dwelling place” (HALOT 310 s.v. III *הַיָּה). In this case one may take “your community/dwelling place” as appositional to the third feminine singular pronominal suffix at the end of v. 9, the antecedent of which is “your inheritance.” The phrase יָשְׁבוּ־בָהּ (yashvu-vah, “they live in it”) may then be understood as an asyndetic relative clause modifying “your community/dwelling place.” A literal translation of vv. 9b-10a would be, “when it [your inheritance] is tired, you sustain it, your community/dwelling place in [which] they live.”

[68:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “blessed [be] the Lord.”

[68:19]  ¹⁰ tn It is possible to take this phrase with what precedes (“The Lord deserves praise day after day”) rather than with what follows.

[109:12]  ¹¹ tn Heb “may there not be for him one who extends loyal love.”

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