Psalms 73:28

73:28 But as for me, God’s presence is all I need. ¹ 

I have made the sovereign Lord my shelter,

as ²  I declare all the things you have done.

Isaiah 57:19

57:19 I am the one who gives them reason to celebrate. ³ 

Complete prosperity ⁴  is available both to those who are far away and those who are nearby,”

says the Lord, “and I will heal them.

James 4:8

4:8 Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded. ⁵ 

¹ tn Heb “but as for me, the nearness of God for me [is] good.”

² tn The infinitive construct with -לְ (lÿ) is understood here as indicating an attendant circumstance. Another option is to take it as indicating purpose (“so that I might declare”) or result (“with the result that I declare”).

³ tc The Hebrew text has literally, “one who creates fruit of lips.” Perhaps the pronoun אֲנִי (’ani) should be inserted after the participle; it may have been accidentally omitted by haplography: נוּב שְׂפָתָיִם[אֲנִי] בּוֹרֵא (bore’ [’ani] nuv sÿfatayim). “Fruit of the lips” is often understood as a metonymy for praise; perhaps it refers more generally to joyful shouts (see v. 18).

⁴ tn Heb “Peace, peace.” The repetition of the noun emphasizes degree.

⁵ tn Or “two-minded” (the same description used in 1:8).