Mazmur 40:7
Konteks40:7 Then I say,
“Look! I come!
What is written in the scroll pertains to me. 1
Mazmur 48:13
Konteks48:13 Consider its defenses! 2
Walk through 3 its fortresses,
so you can tell the next generation about it! 4
Mazmur 78:65
Konteks78:65 But then the Lord awoke from his sleep; 5
he was like a warrior in a drunken rage. 6
Mazmur 105:23
Konteks105:23 Israel moved to 7 Egypt;
Jacob lived for a time 8 in the land of Ham.
Mazmur 106:28
Konteks106:28 They worshiped 9 Baal of Peor,
and ate sacrifices offered to the dead. 10
[40:7] 1 tn Heb “in the roll of the scroll it is written concerning me.” Apparently the psalmist refers to the law of God (see v. 8), which contains the commandments God desires him to obey. If this is a distinctly royal psalm, then the psalmist/king may be referring specifically to the regulations of kingship prescribed in Deut 17:14-20. See P. C. Craigie, Psalms 1-50 (WBC), 315.
[48:13] 2 tn Heb “set your heart to its rampart.”
[48:13] 3 tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew word translated “walk through,” which occurs only here in the OT, is uncertain. Cf. NEB “pass…in review”; NIV “view.”
[48:13] 4 sn The city’s towers, defenses, and fortresses are outward reminders and tangible symbols of the divine protection the city enjoys.
[78:65] 5 tn Heb “and the master awoke like one sleeping.” The
[78:65] 6 tn Heb “like a warrior overcome with wine.” The Hebrew verb רוּן (run, “overcome”) occurs only here in the OT. The phrase “overcome with wine” could picture a drunken warrior controlled by his emotions and passions (as in the present translation), or it could refer to a warrior who awakes from a drunken stupor.
[105:23] 8 tn Heb “lived as a resident alien.”
[106:28] 9 tn Heb “joined themselves to.”
[106:28] sn They worshiped Baal of Peor. See Num 25:3, 5. Baal of Peor was a local manifestation of the Canaanite deity Baal located at Peor.
[106:28] 10 tn Here “the dead” may refer to deceased ancestors (see Deut 26:14). Another option is to understand the term as a derogatory reference to the various deities which the Israelites worshiped at Peor along with Baal (see Num 25:2 and L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 [WBC], 49).