68:35 You are awe-inspiring, O God, as you emerge from your holy temple! 3
It is the God of Israel 4 who gives the people power and strength.
God deserves praise! 5
78:61 He allowed the symbol of his strong presence to be captured; 6
he gave the symbol of his splendor 7 into the hand of the enemy. 8
1 tn Heb “be clothed with deliverance.”
2 tn Heb “and may your loyal ones rejoice in good.”
3 tn Heb “awesome [is] God from his holy places.” The plural of מִקְדָּשׁ (miqdash, “holy places”) perhaps refers to the temple precincts (see Ps 73:17; Jer 51:51).
4 tn Heb “the God of Israel, he.”
5 tn Heb “blessed [be] God.”
6 tn Heb “and he gave to captivity his strength.” The expression “his strength” refers metonymically to the ark of the covenant, which was housed in the tabernacle at Shiloh.
7 tn Heb “and his splendor into the hand of an enemy.” The expression “his splendor” also refers metonymically to the ark of the covenant.
8 sn Verses 60-61 refer to the Philistines’ capture of the ark in the days of Eli (1 Sam 4:1-11).