32:5 Then I confessed my sin;
I no longer covered up my wrongdoing.
I said, “I will confess 6 my rebellious acts to the Lord.”
And then you forgave my sins. 7 (Selah)
32:7 You are my hiding place;
you protect me from distress.
You surround me with shouts of joy from those celebrating deliverance. 8 (Selah)
34:2 I will boast 9 in the Lord;
let the oppressed hear and rejoice! 10
34:3 Magnify the Lord with me!
Let’s praise 11 his name together!
34:4 I sought the Lord’s help 12 and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears.
34:5 Those who look to him for help are happy;
their faces are not ashamed. 13
34:6 This oppressed man cried out and the Lord heard;
he saved him 14 from all his troubles.
66:16 Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God! 15
I will declare what he has done for me.
40:1 “Comfort, comfort my people,”
says your 16 God.
66:14 When you see this, you will be happy, 17
and you will be revived. 18
The Lord will reveal his power to his servants
and his anger to his enemies. 19
1:1 From Paul 24 and Timothy, slaves 25 of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, 26 with the overseers 27 and deacons.
4:1 So then, my brothers and sisters, 28 dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!
1 tn This Greek word translated “sufferings” here (πάθημα, paqhma) is a different one than the one Paul uses for his own afflictions/persecutions (θλῖψις, qliyi") in v. 4.
2 tn I.e., suffering incurred by Paul as a consequence of his relationship to Christ. The genitive could be considered to have a causative nuance here.
3 tn Traditionally, “abound” (here and throughout this section).
4 tn The words “to you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the statements in the following verse.
5 tn Or “are troubled.”
6 tn The Hiphil of ידה normally means “give thanks, praise,” but here, as in Prov 28:13, it means “confess.”
7 tn Heb “the wrongdoing of my sin.” By joining synonyms for “sin” in this way, the psalmist may be emphasizing the degree of his wrongdoing.
8 tn Heb “[with] shouts of joy of deliverance you surround me.”
9 tn Heb “my soul will boast”; or better, “let my soul boast.” Following the cohortative form in v. 1, it is likely that the prefixed verbal form here is jussive.
10 tn The two prefixed verbal forms in this verse are best taken as jussives, for the psalmist is calling his audience to worship (see v. 3).
11 tn Or “exalt.”
12 tn Heb “I sought the
13 tc Heb “they look to him and are radiant and their faces are not ashamed.” The third person plural subject (“they”) is unidentified; there is no antecedent in the Hebrew text. For this reason some prefer to take the perfect verbal forms in the first line as imperatives, “look to him and be radiant” (cf. NEB, NRSV). Some medieval Hebrew
14 tn The pronoun refers back to “this oppressed man,” namely, the psalmist.
15 tn Heb “all of the fearers of God.”
16 tn The pronominal suffix is second masculine plural. The identity of the addressee is uncertain: (1) God’s people may be addressed, or (2) the unidentified heralds commanded to comfort Jerusalem.
17 tn “and you will see and your heart will be happy.”
18 tn Heb “and your bones like grass will sprout.”
19 tn Heb “and the hand of the Lord will be made known to his servants, and anger to his enemies.”
20 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.
21 tn Or “most of the brothers and sisters in the Lord, having confidence.”
22 tn Grk “even more so.”
23 tc A number of significant
24 tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.
25 tn Traditionally, “servants” or “bondservants.” Though δοῦλος (doulos) is normally translated “servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. BDAG notes that “‘servant’ for ‘slave’ is largely confined to Biblical transl. and early American times…in normal usage at the present time the two words are carefully distinguished” (BDAG 260 s.v.). The most accurate translation is “bondservant” (sometimes found in the ASV for δοῦλος), in that it often indicates one who sells himself into slavery to another. But as this is archaic, few today understand its force.
26 map For location see JP1-C1; JP2-C1; JP3-C1; JP4-C1.
27 sn The overseers (or “church leaders,” L&N 53.71) is another term for the same official position of leadership as the “elder.” This is seen in the interchange of the two terms in Titus 1:6-7 and in Acts 20:17, 28, as well as in the parallels between Titus 1:6-7 and 1 Tim 3:1-7.
28 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.
29 tn Or “straighten.”
30 sn A quotation from Isa 35:3. Strengthen your listless hands and your weak knees refers to the readers’ need for renewed resolve and fresh strength in their struggles (cf. Heb 10:36-39; 12:1-3).