Mazmur 9:8

9:8 He judges the world fairly;

he makes just legal decisions for the nations. ¹ 

Mazmur 16:8

16:8 I constantly trust in the Lord; ² 

because he is at my right hand, I will not be upended.

Mazmur 25:8

25:8 The Lord is both kind and fair; ³ 

that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live. ⁴ 

Mazmur 25:15

25:15 I continually look to the Lord for help, ⁵ 

for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net. ⁶ 

Mazmur 33:13

33:13 The Lord watches ⁷  from heaven;

he sees all people. ⁸ 

Mazmur 37:5

37:5 Commit your future to the Lord! ⁹ 

Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf. ¹⁰ 

Mazmur 72:14

72:14 From harm and violence he will defend them; ¹¹ 

he will value their lives. ¹² 

Mazmur 78:66

78:66 He drove his enemies back;

he made them a permanent target for insults. ¹³ 

Mazmur 80:9

80:9 You cleared the ground for it; ¹⁴ 

it took root, ¹⁵ 

and filled the land.

Mazmur 103:7

103:7 The Lord revealed his faithful acts ¹⁶  to Moses,

his deeds to the Israelites.

Mazmur 103:10

103:10 He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; ¹⁷ 

he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve. ¹⁸ 

Mazmur 118:1

Psalm 118 ¹⁹ 

118:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good

and his loyal love endures! ²⁰ 

Mazmur 118:29

118:29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good

and his loyal love endures! ²¹ 

Mazmur 120:1

Psalm 120 ²² 

A song of ascents. ²³ 

120:1 In my distress I cried out

to the Lord and he answered me.

Mazmur 147:9

147:9 He gives food to the animals,

and to the young ravens when they chirp. ²⁴ 

[9:8]  ¹ tn Heb “the peoples.” The imperfect verbal forms in v. 8 either describe God’s typical, characteristic behavior, or anticipate a future judgment of worldwide proportions (“will judge…”).

[16:8]  ² tn Heb “I set the Lord before me continually.” This may mean that the psalmist is aware of the Lord’s presence and sensitive to his moral guidance (see v. 7), or that he trusts in the Lord’s protection (see the following line).

[25:8]  ³ tn Heb “good and just.”

[25:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “teaches sinners in the way.”

[25:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “my eyes continually [are] toward the Lord.”

[25:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “for he will bring out from a net my feet.” The hostility of the psalmist’s enemies is probably in view (see v. 19).

[33:13]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew perfect verbal forms in v. 13 state general facts.

[33:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “all the sons of men.”

[37:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “roll your way upon the Lord.” The noun “way” may refer here to one’s activities or course of life.

[37:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “he will act.” Verse 6 explains what is meant; the Lord will vindicate those who trust in him.

[72:14]  ¹¹ tn Or “redeem their lives.” The verb “redeem” casts the Lord in the role of a leader who protects members of his extended family in times of need and crisis (see Pss 19:14; 69:18).

[72:14]  ¹² tn Heb “their blood will be precious in his eyes.”

[78:66]  ¹³ tn Heb “a permanent reproach he made them.”

[80:9]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “you cleared away before it.”

[80:9]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and it took root [with] its roots.”

[103:7]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “made known his ways.” God’s “ways” in this context are his protective and salvific acts in fulfillment of his promise (see also Deut 32:4; Pss 18:30; 67:2; 77:13 [note vv. 11-12, 14]; 138:5; 145:17).

[103:10]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “not according to our sins does he do to us.”

[103:10]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and not according to our misdeeds does he repay us.”

[118:1]  ¹⁹ sn Psalm 118. The psalmist thanks God for his deliverance and urges others to join him in praise.

[118:1]  ²⁰ tn Or “is forever.”

[118:29]  ²¹ tn Or “is forever.”

[120:1]  ²² sn Psalm 120. The genre and structure of this psalm are uncertain. It begins like a thanksgiving psalm, with a brief notice that God has heard the psalmist’s prayer for help and has intervened. But v. 2 is a petition for help, followed by a taunt directed toward enemies (vv. 3-4) and a lament (vv. 5-7). Perhaps vv. 2-7 recall the psalmist’s prayer when he cried out to the Lord.

[120:1]  ²³ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[147:9]  ²⁴ tn Heb “which cry out.”