Mazmur 51:18

51:18 Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! ¹ 

Fortify ²  the walls of Jerusalem! ³ 

Mazmur 119:31

119:31 I hold fast ⁴  to your rules.

O Lord, do not let me be ashamed!

Mazmur 119:34

119:34 Give me understanding so that I might observe your law,

and keep it with all my heart. ⁵ 

Mazmur 119:37

119:37 Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! ⁶ 

Revive me with your word! ⁷ 

Mazmur 119:94

119:94 I belong to you. Deliver me!

For I seek your precepts.

Mazmur 119:125

119:125 I am your servant. Give me insight,

so that I can understand ⁸  your rules.

Mazmur 119:132

119:132 Turn toward me and extend mercy to me,

as you typically do to your loyal followers. ⁹ 

Mazmur 119:169

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119:169 Listen to my cry for help, ¹⁰  O Lord!

Give me insight by your word!

Mazmur 132:9

132:9 May your priests be clothed with integrity! ¹¹ 

May your loyal followers shout for joy!

Mazmur 148:8

148:8 O fire and hail, snow and clouds, ¹² 

O stormy wind that carries out his orders, ¹³ 

[51:18]  ¹ tn Heb “do what is good for Zion in your favor.”

[51:18]  ² tn Or “Build.” The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s wish or request.

[51:18]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[119:31]  ⁴ tn Or “cling to.”

[119:34]  ⁵ tn The two prefixed verbal forms with vav (ו) conjunctive indicate purpose/result after the introductory imperative.

[119:37]  ⁶ tn Heb “Make my eyes pass by from looking at what is worthless.”

[119:37]  ⁷ tn Heb “by your word.”

[119:125]  ⁸ tn or “know.” The cohortative verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

[119:132]  ⁹ tn Heb “according to custom toward the lovers of your name.” The “lovers of” God’s “name” are the Lord’s loyal followers. See Pss 5:11; 69:36; Isa 56:6.

[119:169]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “may my cry approach before you.”

[132:9]  ¹¹ tn Or “righteousness.”

[148:8]  ¹² tn In Ps 119:83 the noun refers to “smoke,” but here, where the elements of nature are addressed, the clouds, which resemble smoke, are probably in view.

[148:8]  ¹³ tn Heb “[that] does his word.”