For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; 2 a psalm of Asaph; a song.
75:1 We give thanks to you, O God! We give thanks!
You reveal your presence; 3
people tell about your amazing deeds.
85:9 Certainly his loyal followers will soon experience his deliverance; 4
then his splendor will again appear in our land. 5
119:151 You are near, O Lord,
and all your commands are reliable. 6
145:18 The Lord is near all who cry out to him,
all who cry out to him sincerely. 7
55:6 Seek the Lord while he makes himself available; 8
call to him while he is nearby!
1 sn Psalm 75. The psalmist celebrates God’s just rule, which guarantees that the godly will be vindicated and the wicked destroyed.
2 tn Heb “do not destroy.” Perhaps this refers to a particular style of music, a tune title, or a musical instrument. These words also appear in the superscription to Pss 57-59.
3 tn Heb “and near [is] your name.”
4 tn Heb “certainly his deliverance [is] near to those who fear him.”
5 tn Heb “to dwell, glory, in our land.” “Glory” is the subject of the infinitive. The infinitive with -לְ (lÿ), “to dwell,” probably indicates result here (“then”). When God delivers his people and renews his relationship with them, he will once more reveal his royal splendor in the land.
6 tn Or “truth.”
7 tn Heb “in truth.”
8 tn Heb “while he allows himself to be found.” The Niphal form has a tolerative force here.