10:27 Fearing the Lord 1 prolongs life, 2
but the life span 3 of the wicked will be shortened. 4
14:26 In the fear of the Lord one has 5 strong confidence, 6
and it will be a refuge 7 for his children.
14:27 The fear of the Lord 8 is like 9 a life-giving fountain, 10
to turn 11 people 12 from deadly snares. 13
19:9 The commands to fear the Lord are right 14
and endure forever. 15
The judgments given by the Lord are trustworthy
and absolutely just. 16
33:18 Look, the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers, 17
those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness 18
33:19 by saving their lives from death 19
and sustaining them during times of famine. 20
34:9 Remain loyal to 21 the Lord, you chosen people of his, 22
for his loyal followers 23 lack nothing!
34:10 Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry,
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
34:11 Come children! Listen to me!
I will teach you what it means to fear the Lord. 24
85:9 Certainly his loyal followers will soon experience his deliverance; 25
then his splendor will again appear in our land. 26
103:17 But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, 27
and is faithful to their descendants, 28
145:18 The Lord is near all who cry out to him,
all who cry out to him sincerely. 29
145:19 He satisfies the desire 30 of his loyal followers; 31
he hears their cry for help and delivers them.
145:20 The Lord protects those who love him,
but he destroys all the wicked.
3:16 Then those who respected 32 the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord took notice. 33 A scroll 34 was prepared before him in which were recorded the names of those who respected the Lord and honored his name. 3:17 “They will belong to me,” says the Lord who rules over all, “in the day when I prepare my own special property. 35 I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.
9:31 Then 39 the church throughout Judea, Galilee, 40 and Samaria experienced 41 peace and thus was strengthened. 42 Living 43 in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church 44 increased in numbers.
1 tn Heb “the fear of the
2 tn Heb “days” (so KJV, ASV).
3 tn Heb “years.” The term “years” functions as a synecdoche of part (= years) for the whole (= lifespan).
4 sn This general saying has to be qualified with the problem of the righteous suffering and dying young, a problem that perplexed the sages of the entire ancient world. But this is the general principle: The righteous live longer because their life is the natural one and because God blesses them.
5 tn Heb “In the fear of the
6 tn Heb “confidence of strength.” This construct phrase features an attributive genitive: “strong confidence” (so most English versions; NIV “a secure fortress”).
7 sn The fear of the
8 sn The verse is similar to Prov 13:14 except that “the fear of the
9 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.
10 tn Heb “fountain of life.”
11 tn The infinitive construct with prefixed ל (lamed) indicates the purpose/result of the first line; it could also function epexegetically, explaining how fear is a fountain: “by turning….”
12 tn The term “people” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of smoothness.
13 tn Heb “snares of death” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); CEV “deadly traps.”
14 tn Heb “the fear of the
15 tn Heb “[it] stands permanently.”
16 sn Trustworthy and absolutely just. The Lord’s commands accurately reflect God’s moral will for his people and are an expression of his just character.
17 tn Heb “look, the eye of the
18 tn Heb “for the ones who wait for his faithfulness.”
19 tn Heb “to save from death their live[s].”
20 tn Heb “and to keep them alive in famine.”
21 tn Heb “fear.”
22 tn Heb “O holy ones of his.”
23 tn Heb “those who fear him.”
24 tn Heb “the fear of the
25 tn Heb “certainly his deliverance [is] near to those who fear him.”
26 tn Heb “to dwell, glory, in our land.” “Glory” is the subject of the infinitive. The infinitive with -לְ (lÿ), “to dwell,” probably indicates result here (“then”). When God delivers his people and renews his relationship with them, he will once more reveal his royal splendor in the land.
27 tn Heb “but the loyal love of the
28 tn Heb “and his righteousness to sons of sons.”
29 tn Heb “in truth.”
30 tn In this context “desire” refers to the followers’ desire to be delivered from wicked enemies.
31 tn Heb “the desire of those who fear him, he does.”
32 tn Or “fear” (so NAB); NRSV “revered”; NCV “honored.”
33 tn Heb “heard and listened”; NAB “listened attentively.”
34 sn The scroll mentioned here is a “memory book” (סֵפֶר זִכָּרוֹן, sefer zikkaron) in which the
35 sn The Hebrew word סְגֻלָּה (sÿgullah, “special property”) is a technical term referring to all the recipients of God’s redemptive grace, especially Israel (Exod 19:5; Deut 7:6; 14:2; 26:18). The
36 tn Here the Hebrew word צְדָקָה (tsÿdaqah), usually translated “righteousness” (so KJV, NIV, NRSV, NLT; cf. NAB “justice”), has been rendered as “vindication” because it is the vindication of God’s people that is in view in the context. Cf. BDB 842 s.v. צְדָקָה 6; “righteousness as vindicated, justification, salvation, etc.”
37 sn The point of the metaphor of healing wings is unclear. The sun seems to be compared to a bird. Perhaps the sun’s “wings” are its warm rays. “Healing” may refer to a reversal of the injury done by evildoers (see Mal 3:5).
38 tn Heb “you will go out and skip about.”
39 tn Or “Therefore.” This verse is another summary text in Acts (cf. 2:41-47; 4:32-37; 5:12-16; 6:7).
40 tn Grk “and Galilee,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
41 tn Grk “had.”
42 tn Or “Built up.” The participle οἰκοδομουμένη (oikodomoumenh) has been translated as a participle of result related to εἶχεν (eicen). It could also be understood as adverbial to ἐπληθύνετο (eplhquneto): “Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace. Strengthened and living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.” Although some scholars do not regard the participle of result as a legitimate category, it is actually fairly common (see ExSyn 637-39).
43 tn Grk “And living.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.
44 tn Grk “it”; the referent (the church) has been specified in the translation for clarity.