81:4 For observing the festival is a requirement for Israel; 1
it is an ordinance given by the God of Jacob.
94:20 Cruel rulers 2 are not your allies,
those who make oppressive laws. 3
148:6 He established them so they would endure; 4
he issued a decree that will not be revoked. 5
1 tn Heb “because a statute for Israel [is] it.”
2 tn Heb “a throne of destruction.” “Throne” stands here by metonymy for rulers who occupy thrones.
3 tn Heb “Is a throne of destruction united to you, one that forms trouble upon a statute?” The rhetorical question anticipates the answer, “Of course not!” The translation, while not preserving the interrogative form of the statement, reflects its rhetorical force.
3 tn Or “forever and ever.”
4 tn Heb “and it will not pass away.”