2 Samuel 12:12

12:12 Although you have acted in secret, I will do this thing before all Israel, and in broad daylight.’” ¹ 

2 Samuel 15:28

15:28 Look, I will be waiting at the fords of the desert until word from you ²  reaches me.”

2 Samuel 22:36

22:36 You give me ³  your protective shield; ⁴ 

your willingness to help enables me to prevail. ⁵ 

2 Samuel 22:50

22:50 So I will give you thanks, O Lord, before the nations! ⁶ 

I will sing praises to you. ⁷ 

[12:12]  ¹ tn Heb “and before the sun.”

[15:28]  ² tn The pronoun is plural, referring to Zadok and Abiathar.

[22:36]  ³ tn Another option is to translate the prefixed verb with vav consecutive with a past tense, “you gave me.” Several prefixed verbal forms with vav consecutive also appear in vv. 38-44. The present translation understands this section as a description of what generally happened when the author charged into battle, but another option is to understand the section as narrative and translate accordingly.

[22:36]  ⁴ tc Ps 18:35 contains an additional line following this one, which reads “your right hand supports me.” It may be omitted here due to homoioarcton. See the note at Ps 18:35.

[22:36]  ⁵ tn Heb “your answer makes me great.” David refers to God’s willingness to answer his prayer.

[22:50]  ⁴ sn This probably alludes to the fact that David will praise the Lord in the presence of the defeated nations when they, as his subjects, bring their tribute payments. Ideally God’s chosen king was to testify to the nations of God’s greatness. See J. Eaton, Kingship and the Psalms (SBT), 182-85.

[22:50]  ⁵ tn Heb “to your name.” God’s “name” refers metonymically to his divine characteristics as suggested by his name, in this case “Lord,” the primary name of Israel’s covenant God which suggests his active presence with his people (see Exod 3:12-15).