Psalms 28:9

28:9 Deliver your people!

Empower ¹  the nation that belongs to you! ² 

Care for them like a shepherd and carry them in your arms ³  at all times! ⁴ 

Jeremiah 10:16

10:16 The Lord, who is the inheritance ⁵  of Jacob’s descendants, ⁶  is not like them.

He is the one who created everything.

And the people of Israel are those he claims as his own. ⁷ 

He is known as the Lord who rules over all.” ⁸ 

Titus 2:14

2:14 He ⁹  gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, ¹⁰  who are eager to do good. ¹¹ 

¹ tn Or “bless.”

² tn Heb “your inheritance.” The parallelism (note “your people”) indicates that Israel is in view.

³ tn Heb “shepherd them and lift them up.”

⁴ tn Or “forever.”

⁵ tn The words “The Lord who is” are not in the text. They are supplied in the translation for clarity. For the significance of the words that follow them see the study note that follows.

⁶ tn Heb “The Portion of Jacob.” “Descendants” is implied, and is supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Heb “And Israel is the tribe of his possession.”

⁸ tn Heb “Yahweh of armies is his name.”

⁹ tn Grk “who” (as a continuation of the previous clause).

¹⁰ tn Or “a people who are his very own.”

¹¹ tn Grk “for good works.”