15:1 The land allotted to the tribe of Judah by its clans reached to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin in the Negev far to the south. 1
23:14 “Look, today I am about to die. 2 You know with all your heart and being 3 that not even one of all the faithful promises the Lord your God made to you is left unfulfilled; every one was realized – not one promise is unfulfilled! 4
23:1 A long time 5 passed after the Lord made Israel secure from all their enemies, 6 and Joshua was very old. 7
For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song 9 by David. It was written when the Ziphites came and informed Saul: “David is hiding with us.” 10
54:1 O God, deliver me by your name! 11
Vindicate me 12 by your power!
1 tn Heb “The lot was to the tribe of the sons of Judah by their clans to the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin toward the south, southward.”
2 tn Heb “go the way of all the earth.”
3 tn Or “soul.”
4 tn Heb “one word from all these words which the
5 tn Heb “many days.”
6 tn Heb “the
7 tn Heb “was old, coming into the days.” This expression, referring to advancing in years, also occurs in the following verse.
8 sn Psalm 54. The psalmist asks God for protection against his enemies, confidently affirms that God will vindicate him, and promises to give thanks to God for his saving intervention.
9 tn The meaning of the Hebrew term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is uncertain. See the note on the phrase “well-written song” in the superscription of Ps 52.
10 tn Heb “Is not David hiding with us?”
11 tn God’s “name” refers here to his reputation and revealed character, which would instill fear in the psalmist’s enemies (see C. A. Briggs and E. G. Briggs, Psalms [ICC], 2:17).
12 tn The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s wish or request.