65:3 Our record of sins overwhelms me, 1
but you forgive 2 our acts of rebellion.
65:4 How blessed 3 is the one whom you choose,
and allow to live in your palace courts. 4
May we be satisfied with the good things of your house –
your holy palace. 5
1 tn Heb “the records of sins are too strong for me.”
2 tn Or “make atonement for.”
3 tn The Hebrew noun is an abstract plural. The word often refers metonymically to the happiness that God-given security and prosperity produce (see Pss 1:1; 2:12; 34:9; 41:1; 84:12; 89:15; 106:3; 112:1; 127:5; 128:1; 144:15).
4 tn Heb “[whom] you bring near [so that] he might live [in] your courts.”
5 tn Or “temple.”