Psalms 121:2

121:2 My help comes from the Lord, 1 

the Creator 2  of heaven and earth!

Psalms 114:1

Psalm 114 3 

114:1 When Israel left Egypt,

when the family of Jacob left a foreign nation behind, 4 

Psalms 89:19

89:19 Then you 5  spoke through a vision to your faithful followers 6  and said:

“I have energized a warrior; 7 

I have raised up a young man 8  from the people.

1 tn Heb “my help [is] from with the Lord.”

2 tn Or “Maker.”

3 sn Psalm 114. The psalmist recalls the events of the exodus and conquest and celebrates God’s kingship over his covenant people.

4 tn Heb “the house of Jacob from a nation speaking a foreign language.” The Hebrew verb לָעַז (la’at, “to speak a foreign language”) occurs only here in the OT.

5 tn The pronoun “you” refers to the Lord, who is addressed here. The quotation that follows further develops the announcement of vv. 3-4.

6 tc Many medieval mss read the singular here, “your faithful follower.” In this case the statement refers directly to Nathan’s oracle to David (see 2 Sam 7:17).

7 tn Heb “I have placed help upon a warrior.”

8 tn Or perhaps “a chosen one.”