31:24 Be strong and confident, 1
all you who wait on the Lord!
69:32 The oppressed look on – let them rejoice!
You who seek God, 2 may you be encouraged! 3
95:8 He says, 4 “Do not be stubborn like they were at Meribah, 5
like they were that day at Massah 6 in the wilderness, 7
1 tn Heb “be strong and let your heart[s] be confident.”
2 sn You who seek God refers to those who seek to have a relationship with God by obeying and worshiping him (see Ps 53:2).
3 tn Heb “may your heart[s] live.” See Ps 22:26.
3 tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation to clarify that the following words are spoken by the Lord (see vv. 9-11).
4 sn The name Meribah means “strife.” Two separate but similar incidents at Meribah are recorded in the Pentateuch (Exod 17:1-7; Num 20:1-13, see also Pss 81:7; 106:32). In both cases the Israelites complained about lack of water and the Lord miraculously provided for them.
5 sn The name Massah means “testing.” This was another name (along with Meribah) given to the place where Israel complained following the Red Sea Crossing (see Exod 17:1-7, as well as Deut 6:16; 9:22; 33:8).
6 tn Heb “do not harden your heart[s] as [at] Meribah, as [in] the day of Massah in the wilderness.”