Psalms 111:5

111:5 He gives food to his faithful followers;

he always remembers his covenant.

Psalms 20:3

20:3 May he take notice of your offerings;

may he accept your burnt sacrifice! (Selah)

Psalms 83:4

83:4 They say, “Come on, let’s annihilate them so they are no longer a nation!

Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more.”

Psalms 109:14

109:14 May his ancestors’ sins be remembered by the Lord!

May his mother’s sin not be forgotten!


tn Or “gave,” if the events of the exodus and conquest period (see v. 6, 9) are primarily in view.

tn Heb “those who fear him.”

tn Or “he remembers his covenant forever” (see Ps 105:8).

tn Or “remember.” For other examples of the verb זָכַר (zakhar) carrying the nuance “take notice of,” see Pss 8:4 and 9:12.

tc Heb “consider as fat.” The verbal form should probably be emended to יְדַשְּׁנֶהָ (yÿdashÿneha), the final he (ה) being understood as a third feminine singular pronominal suffix referring back to the feminine noun “burnt sacrifice.”

tn Heb “we will cause them to disappear from [being] a nation.”

10 tn Or “fathers’ sins.”

11 tn Heb “not be wiped out.”