Psalms 34:4

34:4 I sought the Lord’s help ¹  and he answered me;

he delivered me from all my fears.

Isaiah 24:15

24:15 So in the east ²  extol the Lord,

along the seacoasts extol ³  the fame ⁴  of the Lord God of Israel.

Romans 5:3

5:3 Not ⁵  only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

Ephesians 5:20

5:20 always giving thanks to God the Father for each other ⁶  in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹ tn Heb “I sought the Lord.”

² tc The Hebrew text reads literally, “in the lights,” interpreted by some to mean “in the region of light,” referring to the east. Some scholars have suggested the emendation of בָּאֻרִים (ba’urim) to בְּאִיֵּי הַיָּם (bÿ’iyyey hayyam, “along the seacoasts”), a phrase that is repeated in the next line. In this case, the two lines form synonymous parallelism. If one retains the MT reading (as above), “in the east” and “along the seacoasts” depict the two ends of the earth to refer to all the earth (as a merism).

³ tn The word “extol” is supplied in the translation; the verb in the first line does double duty in the parallelism.

⁴ tn Heb “name,” which here stands for God’s reputation achieved by his mighty deeds.

⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁶ tn Grk “for all.” The form “all” can be either neuter or masculine.