Mazmur 89:24

89:24 He will experience my faithfulness and loyal love, ¹ 

and by my name he will win victories. ² 

Mazmur 89:32

89:32 I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, ³ 

their sin by inflicting them with bruises. ⁴ 

[89:24]  ¹ tn Heb “and my faithfulness and my loyal love [will be] with him.”

[89:24]  ² tn Heb “and by my name his horn will be lifted up.” The horn of an ox underlies the metaphor (see Deut 33:17; 1 Kgs 22:11; Ps 92:10). The horn of the wild ox is frequently a metaphor for military strength; the idiom “exalt/lift up the horn” signifies military victory (see 1 Sam 2:10; Pss 75:10; 92:10; Lam 2:17).

[89:32]  ³ tn Heb “I will punish with a club their rebellion.”

[89:32]  sn Despite the harsh image of beating…with a club, the language reflects a father-son relationship (see v. 30; 2 Sam 7:14). According to Proverbs, a שֵׁבֶט (shevet, “club”) was sometimes utilized to administer corporal punishment to rebellious children (see Prov 13:24; 22:15; 23:13-14; 29:15).

[89:32]  ⁴ tn Heb “with blows their sin.”