22:51 He gives his chosen king magnificent victories; 1
he is faithful to his chosen ruler, 2
to David and to his descendants forever!”
61:3 Indeed, 3 you are 4 my shelter,
a strong tower that protects me from the enemy. 5
144:2 who loves me 6 and is my stronghold,
my refuge 7 and my deliverer,
my shield and the one in whom I take shelter,
who makes nations submit to me. 8
18:10 The name of the Lord 9 is like 10 a strong tower; 11
the righteous person runs 12 to it and is set safely on high. 13
1 tc The translation follows the Kethib and the ancient versions in reading מַגְדִּיל (magdil, “he magnifies”) rather than the Qere and many medieval Hebrew
2 tn Heb “[the one who] does loyalty to his anointed one.”
3 tn Or “for.”
4 tn Or “have been.”
5 tn Heb “a strong tower from the face of an enemy.”
6 tn Heb “my loyal love,” which is probably an abbreviated form of “the God of my loyal love” (see Ps 59:10, 17).
7 tn Or “my elevated place.”
8 tn Heb “the one who subdues nations beneath me.”
9 sn The “name of the
10 tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied for the sake of clarity.
11 tn Heb “a tower of strength,” with “strength” regarded as attributive by most English versions. The metaphor “strong tower” indicates that God is a secure refuge. The figure is qualified in the second colon.
12 sn The metaphor of “running” to the
13 tn Heb “is high” or “is inaccessible.” This military-type expression stresses the effect of the trust – security, being out of danger (see HALOT 1305 s.v. שׂגב). Other scriptures will supply the ways that God actually protects people who trust him.