15:13 By your loyal love you will lead 1 the people whom 2 you have redeemed;
you will guide 3 them by your strength to your holy dwelling place.
74:2 Remember your people 4 whom you acquired in ancient times,
whom you rescued 5 so they could be your very own nation, 6
as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell!
1 tn The verbs in the next two verses are perfect tenses, but can be interpreted as a prophetic perfect, looking to the future.
2 tn The particle זוּ (zu) is a relative pronoun, subordinating the next verb to the preceding.
3 tn This verb seems to mean “to guide to a watering-place” (See Ps 23:2).
4 tn Heb “your assembly,” which pictures God’s people as an assembled community.
5 tn Heb “redeemed.” The verb “redeem” casts God in the role of a leader who protects members of his extended family in times of need and crisis (see Ps 19:14).
6 tn Heb “the tribe of your inheritance” (see Jer 10:16; 51:19).