76:2 He lives in Salem; 1
he dwells in Zion. 2
134:3 May the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth,
bless you 3 from Zion! 4
134:2 Lift your hands toward the sanctuary
and praise the Lord!
6:6 I am exhausted as I groan;
all night long I drench my bed in tears; 5
my tears saturate the cushion beneath me. 6
1 sn Salem is a shorter name for Jerusalem (see Gen 14:18).
2 tn Heb “and his place of refuge is in Salem, and his lair in Zion.” God may be likened here to a lion (see v. 4).
3 tn The pronominal suffix is second masculine singular, suggesting that the servants addressed in vv. 1-2 are responding to the psalmist.
4 tn Heb “may the
5 tn Heb “I cause to swim through all the night my bed.”
6 tn Heb “with my tears my bed I flood/melt.”