Psalms 13:6

13:6 I will sing praises 1  to the Lord

when he vindicates me. 2 

Psalms 116:7

116:7 Rest once more, my soul, 3 

for the Lord has vindicated you. 4 

Psalms 119:17

ג (Gimel)

119:17 Be kind to your servant!

Then I will live 5  and keep 6  your instructions. 7 

James 5:11

5:11 Think of how we regard 8  as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. 9 

1 tn The verb form is cohortative, indicating the psalmist’s resolve (or vow) to praise the Lord when deliverance arrives.

2 tn Or “for he will have vindicated me.” The verb form indicates a future perfect here. The idiom גָמַל עַל (gamal ’al) means “to repay,” here in a positive sense.

3 tn Heb “return, my soul, to your place of rest.”

4 tn The Hebrew idiom גָּמַל עַל (gamal ’al) means “to repay,” here in a positive sense (cf. Ps 13:5).

5 tn The prefixed verbal form is probably a cohortative indicating purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

6 tn The cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the imperative that begins the verse.

7 tn Heb “your word.” Many medieval Hebrew mss as well as several ancient versions read the plural here.

8 tn Grk “Behold! We regard…”

9 sn An allusion to Exod 34:6; Neh 9:17; Ps 86:15; 102:13; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2.