37:35 I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.”’” 1
55:8 “Indeed, 2 my plans 3 are not like 4 your plans,
and my deeds 5 are not like 6 your deeds,
55:9 for just as the sky 7 is higher than the earth,
so my deeds 8 are superior to 9 your deeds
and my plans 10 superior to your plans.
1 tn Heb “for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.”
2 tn Or “For” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV).
3 tn Or “thoughts” (so many English versions).
4 tn Heb “are not.” “Like” is interpretive, but v. 9 indicates that a comparison is in view.
5 tn Heb “ways” (so many English versions).
6 tn Heb “are not.” “Like” is interpretive, but v. 9 indicates that a comparison is in view.
3 tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.
4 tn Heb “ways” (so many English versions).
5 tn Heb “are higher than.”
6 tn Or “thoughts” (so many English versions).