131:2 Indeed 1 I am composed and quiet, 2
like a young child carried by its mother; 3
I am content like the young child I carry. 4
13:6 I will sing praises 5 to the Lord
when he vindicates me. 6
ג (Gimel)
119:17 Be kind to your servant!
Then I will live 7 and keep 8 your instructions. 9
1 tn Or “but.”
2 tn Heb “I make level and make quiet my soul.”
3 tn Heb “like a weaned [one] upon his mother.”
4 tn Heb “like the weaned [one] upon me, my soul.”
5 tn The verb form is cohortative, indicating the psalmist’s resolve (or vow) to praise the
6 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.
9 tn The prefixed verbal form is probably a cohortative indicating purpose/result after the preceding imperative.
10 tn The cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the imperative that begins the verse.
11 tn Heb “your word.” Many medieval Hebrew