37:21 Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt,
but the godly show compassion and are generous. 1
For the music director; a psalm of David, a song.
65:1 Praise awaits you, 3 O God, in Zion.
Vows made to you are fulfilled.
1 tn Heb “an evil [man] borrows and does not repay; but a godly [man] is gracious and gives.” The singular forms are used in a representative sense; the typical evildoer and godly individual are in view. The three active participles and one imperfect (“repay”) draw attention to the characteristic behavior of the two types.
2 sn Psalm 65. The psalmist praises God because he forgives sin and blesses his people with an abundant harvest.
3 tn Heb “for you, silence, praise.” Many prefer to emend the noun דֻּמִיָּה (dumiyyah, “silence”) to a participle דּוֹמִיָּה (domiyyah), from the root דָּמָה (damah, “be silent”), understood here in the sense of “wait.”