24:9 They no longer sing and drink wine; 1
the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.
55:4 Look, I made him a witness to nations, 2
a ruler and commander of nations.”
[24:9] 1 tn Heb “with a song they do not drink wine.”
[55:4] 2 sn Ideally the Davidic king was to testify to the nations of God’s greatness (cf. Pss 18:50 HT [18:49 ET]; 22:28 HT [22:27 ET]). See J. H. Eaton, Kingship in the Psalms (SBT), 182-84.
