68:15 The mountain of Bashan 1 is a towering mountain; 2
the mountain of Bashan is a mountain with many peaks. 3
78:10 They did not keep their covenant with God, 4
and they refused to obey 5 his law.
109:21 O sovereign Lord,
intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation! 6
Because your loyal love is good, deliver me!
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 Heb “the covenant of God.”
5 tn Heb “walk in.”
7 tn Heb “but you,