Mazmur 8:8

8:8 the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea

and everything that moves through the currents ¹  of the seas.

Mazmur 10:1

Psalm 10 ² 

10:1 Why, Lord, do you stand far off?

Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble? ³ 

Mazmur 15:2

15:2 Whoever lives a blameless life, ⁴ 

does what is right,

and speaks honestly. ⁵ 

Mazmur 25:4

25:4 Make me understand your ways, O Lord!

Teach me your paths! ⁶ 

Mazmur 33:1

Psalm 33 ⁷ 

33:1 You godly ones, shout for joy because of the Lord!

It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.

Mazmur 35:11

35:11 Violent men perjure themselves, ⁸ 

and falsely accuse me. ⁹ 

Mazmur 37:5

37:5 Commit your future to the Lord! ¹⁰ 

Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf. ¹¹ 

Mazmur 39:7

39:7 But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying?

You are my only hope! ¹² 

Mazmur 41:7

41:7 All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; ¹³ 

they plan ways to harm me.

Mazmur 46:8

46:8 Come! Witness the exploits ¹⁴  of the Lord,

who brings devastation to the earth! ¹⁵ 

Mazmur 50:11

50:11 I keep track of ¹⁶  every bird in the hills,

and the insects ¹⁷  of the field are mine.

Mazmur 56:5

56:5 All day long they cause me trouble; ¹⁸ 

they make a habit of plotting my demise. ¹⁹ 

Mazmur 83:17

83:17 May they be humiliated and continually terrified! ²⁰ 

May they die in shame! ²¹ 

Mazmur 89:47

89:47 Take note of my brief lifespan! ²² 

Why do you make all people so mortal? ²³ 

Mazmur 106:39

106:39 They were defiled by their deeds,

and unfaithful in their actions. ²⁴ 

Mazmur 112:7

112:7 He does not fear bad news.

He ²⁵  is confident; he trusts ²⁶  in the Lord.

Mazmur 114:6

114:6 Why do you skip like rams, O mountains,

like lambs, O hills?

Mazmur 119:27

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

Then I can meditate ²⁸  on your marvelous teachings. ²⁹ 

Mazmur 119:33

ה (He)

119:33 Teach me, O Lord, the lifestyle prescribed by your statutes, ³⁰ 

so that I might observe it continually. ³¹ 

Mazmur 119:102

119:102 I do not turn aside from your regulations,

for you teach me.

Mazmur 119:121

ע (Ayin)

119:121 I do what is fair and right. ³² 

Do not abandon me to my oppressors!

[8:8]  ¹ tn Heb “paths.”

[10:1]  ² sn Psalm 10. Many Hebrew mss and the ancient Greek version (LXX) combine Psalms 9 and 10 into a single psalm. Taken in isolation, Psalm 10 is a petition for help in which the psalmist urges the Lord to deliver him from his dangerous enemies, whom he describes in vivid and terrifying detail. The psalmist concludes with confidence; he is certain that God’s justice will prevail.

[10:1]  ³ tn Heb “you hide for times in trouble.” The interrogative “why” is understood by ellipsis; note the preceding line. The Hiphil verbal form “hide” has no expressed object. Some supply “your eyes” by ellipsis (see BDB 761 s.v. I עָלַם Hiph and HALOT 835 s.v. I עלם hif) or emend the form to a Niphal (“you hide yourself,” see BHS, note c; cf. NEB, NIV, NRSV).

[15:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “one who walks blamelessly.”

[15:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “one who speaks truth in his heart”; or “one who speaks truth [that is] in his heart.” This apparently refers to formulating a truthful statement in one’s mind and then honestly revealing that statement in one’s speech.

[25:4]  ⁶ sn Teach me your paths. In this context the Lord’s “ways” and “paths” refer to the moral principles which the Lord prescribes for his followers. See vv. 8-10.

[33:1]  ⁷ sn Psalm 33. In this hymn the psalmist praises the Lord as the sovereign creator and just ruler of the world who protects and vindicates those who fear him.

[35:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “witnesses of violence rise up.”

[35:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “[that] which I do not know they ask me.”

[37:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “roll your way upon the Lord.” The noun “way” may refer here to one’s activities or course of life.

[37:5]  ¹¹ tn Heb “he will act.” Verse 6 explains what is meant; the Lord will vindicate those who trust in him.

[39:7]  ¹² tn Heb “my hope, for you it [is].”

[41:7]  ¹³ tn Heb “together against me they whisper, all those who hate me.” The Hitpael of לָחַשׁ (lakhash) refers here to whispering to one another (see 2 Sam 12:19).

[46:8]  ¹⁴ sn In this context the Lord’s exploits are military in nature (see vv. 8b-9).

[46:8]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “who sets desolations in the earth” (see Isa 13:9). The active participle describes God’s characteristic activity as a warrior.

[50:11]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “I know.”

[50:11]  ¹⁷ tn The precise referent of the Hebrew word, which occurs only here and in Ps 80:13, is uncertain. Aramaic, Arabic and Akkadian cognates refer to insects, such as locusts or crickets.

[56:5]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “my affairs they disturb.” For other instances of דָּבָר (davar) meaning “affairs, business,” see BDB 183 s.v.. The Piel of עָצַב (’atsav, “to hurt”) occurs only here and in Isa 63:10, where it is used of “grieving” (or “offending”) the Lord’s holy Spirit. Here in Ps 56:5, the verb seems to carry the nuance “disturb, upset,” in the sense of “cause trouble.”

[56:5]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “against me [are] all their thoughts for harm.”

[83:17]  ²⁰ tn Heb “and may they be terrified to perpetuity.” The Hebrew expression עֲדֵי־עַד (’adey-’ad, “to perpetuity”) can mean “forevermore” (see Pss 92:7; 132:12, 14), but here it may be used hyperbolically, for the psalmist asks that the experience of judgment might lead the nations to recognize (v. 18) and even to seek (v. 16) God.

[83:17]  ²¹ tn Heb “may they be ashamed and perish.” The four prefixed verbal forms in this verse are understood as jussives. The psalmist concludes his prayer with an imprecation, calling severe judgment down on his enemies. The strong language of the imprecation seems to run contrary to the positive outcome of divine judgment envisioned in v. 16b. Perhaps the language of v. 17 is overstated for effect. Another option is that v. 16b expresses an ideal, while the strong imprecation of vv. 17-18 anticipates reality. It would be nice if the defeated nations actually pursued a relationship with God, but if judgment does not bring them to that point, the psalmist asks that they be annihilated so that they might at least be forced to acknowledge God’s power.

[89:47]  ²² tn Heb “remember me, what is [my] lifespan.” The Hebrew term חֶלֶד (kheled) is also used of one’s lifespan in Ps 39:5. Because the Hebrew text is so awkward here, some prefer to emend it to read מֶה חָדֵל אָנִי (meh khadel ’aniy, “[remember] how transient [that is, “short-lived”] I am”; see Ps 39:4).

[89:47]  ²³ tn Heb “For what emptiness do you create all the sons of mankind?” In this context the term שָׁוְא (shavah) refers to mankind’s mortal nature and the brevity of life (see vv. 45, 48).

[106:39]  ²⁴ tn Heb “and they committed adultery in their actions.” This means that they were unfaithful to the Lord (see Ps 73:27).

[112:7]  ²⁵ tn Heb “his heart,” viewed here as the seat of the volition and emotions (see Ps 108:1).

[112:7]  ²⁶ tn The passive participle בָּטֻחַ [בָּטוּחַ] (batuakh [batuakh]) expresses a state that results from the subject’s action. See Isa 26:3.

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

[119:27]  ²⁸ tn The cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

[119:27]  ²⁹ tn Heb “your amazing things,” which refers here to the teachings of the law (see v. 18).

[119:33]  ³⁰ tn Heb “the way of your statutes.”

[119:33]  ³¹ tn Heb “and I will keep it to the end.” The prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative. The Hebrew term עֵקֶב (’eqev) is understood to mean “end” here. Another option is to take עֵקֶב (’eqev) as meaning “reward” here (see Ps 19:11) and to translate, “so that I might observe it and be rewarded.”

[119:121]  ³² tn Heb “do justice and righteousness.”