Mazmur 37:5

37:5 Commit your future to the Lord! ¹ 

Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf. ² 

Mazmur 59:6

59:6 They return in the evening;

they growl ³  like a dog

and prowl around outside ⁴  the city.

Mazmur 91:6

91:6 the plague that comes in the darkness,

or the disease that comes at noon. ⁵ 

Mazmur 119:9

ב (Bet)

119:9 How can a young person ⁶  maintain a pure life? ⁷ 

By guarding it according to your instructions! ⁸ 

Mazmur 119:64

119:64 O Lord, your loyal love fills the earth.

Teach me your statutes!

[37:5]  ¹ tn Heb “roll your way upon the Lord.” The noun “way” may refer here to one’s activities or course of life.

[37:5]  ² tn Heb “he will act.” Verse 6 explains what is meant; the Lord will vindicate those who trust in him.

[59:6]  ³ tn Or “howl”; or “bark.”

[59:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “go around.”

[91:6]  ⁵ sn As in Deut 32:23-24, vv. 5-6 closely associate military attack and deadly disease. Perhaps the latter alludes to one of the effects of siege warfare on the population of an entrapped city, which was especially vulnerable to the outbreak of epidemics.

[119:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “young man.” Hebrew wisdom 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. To facilitate modern application, the gender specific “young man” has been translated with the more neutral “young person.”

[119:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “purify his path.”

[119:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “by keeping according to your word.” Many medieval Hebrew mss as well as the LXX read the plural, “your words.”