Psalms 76:2

76:2 He lives in Salem;

he dwells in Zion.

Psalms 134:3

134:3 May the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth,

bless you from Zion!

Psalms 134:2

134:2 Lift your hands toward the sanctuary

and praise the Lord!

Psalms 6:6

6:6 I am exhausted as I groan;

all night long I drench my bed in tears;

my tears saturate the cushion beneath me.


sn Salem is a shorter name for Jerusalem (see Gen 14:18).

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).

tn The pronominal suffix is second masculine singular, suggesting that the servants addressed in vv. 1-2 are responding to the psalmist.

tn Heb “may the Lord bless you from Zion, the maker of heaven and earth.”

tn Heb “I cause to swim through all the night my bed.”

tn Heb “with my tears my bed I flood/melt.”