68:15 The mountain of Bashan 1 is a towering mountain; 2
the mountain of Bashan is a mountain with many peaks. 3
107:26 They 4 reached up to the sky,
then dropped into the depths.
The sailors’ strength 5 left them 6 because the danger was so great. 7
1 sn The mountain of Bashan probably refers to Mount Hermon.
2 tn Heb “a mountain of God.” The divine name is probably used here in a superlative sense to depict a very high mountain (“a mountain fit for God,” as it were). Cf. NIV “are majestic mountains”; NRSV “O mighty mountain.”
3 tn The meaning of the Hebrew term, which appears only here in the OT, is uncertain. HALOT 174 s.v. גַּבְנוֹן suggests “many-peaked,” while BDB 148 s.v. גַּבְנִן suggests “rounded summit.”
4 tn That is, the waves (see v. 25).
5 tn Heb “their being”; traditionally “their soul” (referring to that of the sailors). This is sometimes translated “courage” (cf. NIV, NRSV).
6 tn Or “melted.”
7 tn Heb “from danger.”