38:19 The living person, the living person, he gives you thanks,
as I do today.
A father tells his sons about your faithfulness.
38:20 The Lord is about to deliver me, 1
and we will celebrate with music 2
for the rest of our lives in the Lord’s temple.” 3
1 tn The infinitive construct is used here to indicate that an action is imminent. See GKC 348-49 §114.i, and IBHS 610 §36.2.3g.
2 tn Heb “and music [or perhaps, “stringed instruments”] we will play.”
3 tn Heb “all the days of our lives in the house of the Lord.”