Psalms 35:27-28

35:27 May those who desire my vindication shout for joy and rejoice!

May they continually say, “May the Lord be praised, for he wants his servant to be secure.”

35:28 Then I will tell others about your justice,

and praise you all day long.


tn The prefixed verbal forms in v. 27a are understood as jussives (see vv. 24b-26).

tn The prefixed verbal form is taken as a jussive, “may the Lord be magnified [in praise].” Another option is to take the verb as an imperfect, “the Lord is great.”

tn Heb “the one who desires the peace of his servant.”

tn Heb “and my tongue will proclaim your justice.”

tn Heb “all the day your praise.” The verb “proclaim” is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the previous line).