37:2 For they will quickly dry up like grass,
and wither away like plants. 1
147:15 He 2 sends his command through the earth; 3
swiftly his order reaches its destination. 4
31:2 Listen to me! 5
Quickly deliver me!
Be my protector and refuge, 6
a stronghold where I can be safe! 7
1 tn Heb “like green vegetation.”
2 tn Heb “the one who.”
3 tn Heb “the one who sends his word, the earth.” The Hebrew term אֶרֶץ (’erets, “earth”) is an adverbial accusative; one must supply a preposition before it (such as “through” or “to”) in the English translation.
4 tn Heb “swiftly his word runs.”
3 tn Heb “turn toward me your ear.”
4 tn Heb “become for me a rocky summit of refuge.”
5 tn Heb “a house of strongholds to deliver me.”