Mazmur 78:19

78:19 They insulted God, saying, ¹ 

“Is God really able to give us food ²  in the wilderness?

Mazmur 78:29

78:29 They ate until they were stuffed; ³ 

he gave them what they desired.

Mazmur 78:46

78:46 He gave their crops to the grasshopper,

the fruit of their labor to the locust.

Mazmur 85:12

85:12 Yes, the Lord will bestow his good blessings, ⁴ 

and our land will yield ⁵  its crops.

Mazmur 105:44

105:44 He handed the territory of nations over to them,

and they took possession of what other peoples had produced, ⁶ 

Mazmur 106:15

106:15 He granted their request,

then struck them with a disease. ⁷ 

Mazmur 112:5

112:5 It goes well for the one ⁸  who generously lends money,

and conducts his business honestly. ⁹ 

Mazmur 119:27

119:27 Help me to understand what your precepts mean! ¹⁰ 

Then I can meditate ¹¹  on your marvelous teachings. ¹² 

[78:19]  ¹ tn Heb “they spoke against God, they said.”

[78:19]  ² tn Heb “to arrange a table [for food].”

[78:29]  ³ tn Heb “and they ate and were very satisfied.”

[85:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “what is good.”

[85:12]  ⁵ tn Both “bestow” and “yield” translate the same Hebrew verb (נָתַן, natan). The repetition of the word emphasizes that agricultural prosperity is the direct result of divine blessing.

[105:44]  ⁶ tn Heb “and the [product of the] work of peoples they possessed.”

[106:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he sent leanness into their being.”

[106:15]  sn Disease. See Num 11:33-34, where this plague is described.

[112:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “man.”

[112:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “he sustains his matters with justice.”

[119:27]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the way of your precepts make me understand.”

[119:27]  ¹¹ tn The cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

[119:27]  ¹² tn Heb “your amazing things,” which refers here to the teachings of the law (see v. 18).