17:4 As for the actions of people 1 –
just as you have commanded,
I have not followed in the footsteps of violent men. 2
18:21 For I have obeyed the Lord’s commands; 3
I have not rebelled against my God. 4
19:9 The commands to fear the Lord are right 5
and endure forever. 6
The judgments given by the Lord are trustworthy
and absolutely just. 7
24:10 Who is this majestic king?
The Lord who commands armies! 8
He is the majestic king! (Selah)
46:7 The Lord who commands armies is on our side! 9
The God of Jacob 10 is our protector! 11 (Selah)
46:11 The Lord who commands armies is on our side! 12
The God of Jacob 13 is our protector! 14 (Selah)
50:16 God says this to the evildoer: 15
“How can you declare my commands,
and talk about my covenant? 16
78:56 Yet they challenged and defied 17 the sovereign God, 18
and did not obey 19 his commands. 20
86:11 O Lord, teach me how you want me to live! 21
Then I will obey your commands. 22
Make me wholeheartedly committed to you! 23
103:20 Praise the Lord, you angels of his,
you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees
and obey his orders! 24
105:28 He made it dark; 25
they did not disobey his orders. 26
107:11 because they had rebelled against God’s commands, 27
and rejected the instructions of the sovereign king. 28
A song of ascents. 30
128:1 How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers, 31
each one who keeps his commands! 32
1 tn Heb “with regard to the deeds of man[kind].”
2 tn Heb “by the word of your lips, I, I have watched the paths of the violent” (i.e., “watched” in the sense of “watched for the purpose of avoiding”).
3 tn Heb “for I have kept the ways of the
4 tn Heb “I have not acted wickedly from my God.” The statement is elliptical; the idea is, “I have not acted wickedly and, in so doing, departed from my God.”
5 tn Heb “the fear of the
6 tn Heb “[it] stands permanently.”
7 sn Trustworthy and absolutely just. The Lord’s commands accurately reflect God’s moral will for his people and are an expression of his just character.
7 tn Traditionally, “the
9 tn Heb “the
10 tn That is, Israel, or Judah (see Ps 20:1).
11 tn Heb “our elevated place” (see Pss 9:9; 18:2).
11 tn Heb “the
12 tn That is, Israel, or Judah (see Ps 20:1).
13 tn Heb “our elevated place” (see Pss 9:9; 18:2).
13 tn Heb “evil [one].” The singular adjective is used here in a representative sense; it refers to those within the larger covenant community who have blatantly violated the
14 tn Heb “What to you to declare my commands and lift up my covenant upon your mouth?” The rhetorical question expresses sarcastic amazement. The
15 tn Or “tested and rebelled against.”
16 tn Heb “God, the Most High.”
17 tn Or “keep.”
18 tn Heb “his testimonies” (see Ps 25:10).
17 tn Heb “teach me your way.” The
18 tn Heb “I will walk in your truth.” The
19 tn Heb “Bind my heart to the fearing of your name.” The verb translated “bind” occurs only here in the Piel stem. It appears twice in the Qal, meaning “be joined” in both cases (Gen 49:6; Isa 14:20). To “fear” God’s name means to have a healthy respect for him which in turn motivates one to obey his commands (see Pss 61:5; 102:15).
19 tn Heb “[you] mighty ones of strength, doers of his word, by listening to the voice of his word.”
21 tn Heb “he sent darkness and made it dark.”
22 tn Heb “they did not rebel against his words.” Apparently this refers to Moses and Aaron, who obediently carried out God’s orders.
23 tn Heb “the words of God.”
24 tn Heb “the counsel of the Most High.”
25 sn Psalm 128. The psalmist observes that the godly individual has genuine happiness because the Lord rewards such a person with prosperity and numerous children.
26 sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.
27 tn Heb “every fearer of the
28 tn Heb “the one who walks in his ways.”