52:9 I will continually 1 thank you when 2 you execute judgment; 3
I will rely 4 on you, 5 for your loyal followers know you are good. 6
79:2 They have given the corpses of your servants
to the birds of the sky; 7
the flesh of your loyal followers
to the beasts of the earth.
1 tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever.”
2 tn Or “for.”
3 tn Heb “you have acted.” The perfect verbal form (1) probably indicates a future perfect here. The psalmist promises to give thanks when the expected vindication has been accomplished. Other options include (2) a generalizing (“for you act”) or (3) rhetorical (“for you will act”) use.
4 tn Or “wait.”
5 tn Heb “your name.” God’s “name” refers here to his reputation and revealed character.
6 tn Heb “for it is good in front of your loyal followers.”
7 tn Heb “[as] food for the birds of the sky.”