Psalms 14:7

14:7 I wish the deliverance of Israel would come from Zion!

When the Lord restores the well-being of his people,

may Jacob rejoice,

may Israel be happy!

Psalms 22:23

22:23 You loyal followers of the Lord, praise him!

All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!

All you descendants of Israel, stand in awe of him!

Psalms 53:6

53:6 I wish the deliverance of Israel would come from Zion!

When God restores the well-being of his people,

may Jacob rejoice,

may Israel be happy! 10 

Psalms 59:13

59:13 Angrily wipe them out! Wipe them out so they vanish!

Let them know that God rules

in Jacob and to the ends of the earth! (Selah)


sn The deliverance of Israel. This refers metonymically to God, the one who lives in Zion and provides deliverance for Israel.

tn Heb “turns with a turning [toward] his people.” The Hebrew term שְׁבוּת (shÿvut) is apparently a cognate accusative of שׁוּב (shuv).

tn The verb form is jussive.

tn Because the parallel verb is jussive, this verb, which is ambiguous in form, should be taken as a jussive as well.

tn Heb “[you] fearers of the Lord.” See Ps 15:4.

tn Heb “fear him.”

tn This refers metonymically to God, the one who lives in Zion and provides deliverance for Israel.

10 tn Heb “turns with a turning [toward] his people.” The Hebrew term שְׁבוּת (shÿvut) is apparently a cognate accusative of שׁוּב (shuv).

11 tn The verb form is jussive.

12 tn Because the parallel verb is jussive, this verb, which is ambiguous in form, should be taken as a jussive as well.