55:14 We would share personal thoughts with each other; 1
in God’s temple we would walk together among the crowd.
145:7 They will talk about the fame of your great kindness, 2
and sing about your justice. 3
1 tn Heb “who together we would make counsel sweet.” The imperfect verbal forms here and in the next line draw attention to the ongoing nature of the actions (the so-called customary use of the imperfect). Their relationship was characterized by such intimacy and friendship. See IBHS 502-3 §31.2b.
2 tn Heb “the fame of the greatness of your goodness.”
3 tn The prefixed verbal forms in v. 7 are understood as imperfects, indicating how the psalmist expects his audience to respond to his praise. Another option is to take the forms as jussives, indicating the psalmist’s wish, “may they talk…and sing.”