49:9 so that he might continue to live 1 forever
and not experience death. 2
69:32 The oppressed look on – let them rejoice!
You who seek God, 3 may you be encouraged! 4
80:18 Then we will not turn away from you.
Revive us and we will pray to you! 5
85:6 Will you not revive us once more?
Then your people will rejoice in you!
118:17 I will not die, but live,
and I will proclaim what the Lord has done. 6
119:93 I will never forget your precepts,
for by them you have revived me.
119:159 See how I love your precepts!
O Lord, revive me with your loyal love!
143:11 O Lord, for the sake of your reputation, 7 revive me! 8
Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble! 9
1 tn The jussive verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive is taken as indicating purpose/result in relation to the statement made in v. 8. (On this use of the jussive after an imperfect, see GKC 322 §109.f.) In this case v. 8 is understood as a parenthetical comment.
2 tn Heb “see the Pit.” The Hebrew term שַׁחַת (shakhat, “pit”) is often used as a title for Sheol (see Pss 16:10; 30:9; 55:24; 103:4).
3 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).
4 tn Heb “may your heart[s] live.” See Ps 22:26.
5 tn Heb “and in your name we will call.”
7 tn Heb “the works of the
9 tn Heb “name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.
10 tn The imperfect verbal forms in vv. 11-12a are understood as expressing the psalmist’s desire. Note the petitionary tone of vv. 7-10a.
11 tn Heb “by your justice bring out my life from trouble.”