Deuteronomy 10:15

10:15 However, only to your ancestors did he ¹  show his loving favor, ²  and he chose you, their descendants, ³  from all peoples – as is apparent today.

Deuteronomy 10:2

10:2 I will write on the tablets the same words ⁴  that were on the first tablets you broke, and you must put them into the ark.”

Deuteronomy 15:1

Release for Debt Slaves

15:1 At the end of every seven years you must declare a cancellation ⁵  of debts.

Deuteronomy 15:1

Release for Debt Slaves

15:1 At the end of every seven years you must declare a cancellation ⁶  of debts.

Deuteronomy 22:20

22:20 But if the accusation is true and the young woman was not a virgin,

Deuteronomy 22:1

Laws Concerning Preservation of Life

22:1 When you see ⁷  your neighbor’s ⁸  ox or sheep going astray, do not ignore it; ⁹  you must return it without fail ¹⁰  to your neighbor.

Deuteronomy 10:9

10:9 Therefore Levi has no allotment or inheritance ¹¹  among his brothers; ¹²  the Lord is his inheritance just as the Lord your God told him.

Psalms 22:8

22:8 They say, ¹³ 

“Commit yourself ¹⁴  to the Lord!

Let the Lord ¹⁵  rescue him!

Let the Lord ¹⁶  deliver him, for he delights in him.” ¹⁷ 

Psalms 147:10-11

147:10 He is not enamored with the strength of a horse,

nor is he impressed by the warrior’s strong legs. ¹⁸ 

147:11 The Lord takes delight in his faithful followers, ¹⁹ 

and in those who wait for his loyal love.

Isaiah 62:4

62:4 You will no longer be called, “Abandoned,”

and your land will no longer be called “Desolate.”

Indeed, ²⁰  you will be called “My Delight is in Her,” ²¹ 

and your land “Married.” ²² 

For the Lord will take delight in you,

and your land will be married to him. ²³ 

Jeremiah 32:41

32:41 I will take delight in doing good to them. I will faithfully and wholeheartedly plant them ²⁴  firmly in the land.’

Zephaniah 3:17

3:17 The Lord your God is in your midst;

he is a warrior who can deliver.

He takes great delight in you; ²⁵ 

he renews you by his love; ²⁶ 

he shouts for joy over you.” ²⁷ 

Romans 8:31

8:31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

[10:15]  ¹ tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 10:4.

[10:15]  ² tn Heb “take delight to love.” Here again the verb אָהַב (’ahav, “love”), juxtaposed with בָחַר (bakhar, “choose”), is a term in covenant contexts that describes the Lord’s initiative in calling the patriarchal ancestors to be the founders of a people special to him (cf. the note on the word “loved” in Deut 4:37).

[10:15]  ³ tn The Hebrew text includes “after them,” but it is redundant in English style and has not been included in the translation.

[10:2]  ⁴ sn The same words. The care with which the replacement copy must be made underscores the importance of verbal precision in relaying the Lord’s commandments.

[15:1]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew term שְׁמִטָּת (shÿmittat), a derivative of the verb שָׁמַט (shamat, “to release; to relinquish”), refers to the cancellation of the debt and even pledges for the debt of a borrower by his creditor. This could be a full and final remission or, more likely, one for the seventh year only. See R. Wakely, NIDOTTE 4:155-60. Here the words “of debts” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied. Cf. NAB “a relaxation of debts”; NASB, NRSV “a remission of debts.”

[15:1]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew term שְׁמִטָּת (shÿmittat), a derivative of the verb שָׁמַט (shamat, “to release; to relinquish”), refers to the cancellation of the debt and even pledges for the debt of a borrower by his creditor. This could be a full and final remission or, more likely, one for the seventh year only. See R. Wakely, NIDOTTE 4:155-60. Here the words “of debts” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied. Cf. NAB “a relaxation of debts”; NASB, NRSV “a remission of debts.”

[22:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “you must not see,” but, if translated literally into English, the statement is misleading.

[22:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “brother’s” (also later in this verse). In this context it is not limited to one’s siblings, however; cf. NAB “your kinsman’s.”

[22:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “hide yourself.”

[22:1]  ¹⁰ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with the words “without fail.”

[10:9]  ¹¹ sn Levi has no allotment or inheritance. As the priestly tribe, Levi would have no land allotment except for forty-eight towns set apart for their use (Num 35:1-8; Josh 21:1-42). But theirs was a far greater inheritance, for the Lord himself was their apportionment, that is, service to him would be their full-time and lifelong privilege (Num 18:20-24; Deut 18:2; Josh 13:33).

[10:9]  ¹² tn That is, among the other Israelite tribes.

[22:8]  ¹³ tn The words “they say” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons. The psalmist here quotes the sarcastic taunts of his enemies.

[22:8]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “roll [yourself].” The Hebrew verb גלל here has the sense of “commit” (see Prov 16:3). The imperatival form in the Hebrew text indicates the enemies here address the psalmist. Since they refer to him in the third person in the rest of the verse, some prefer to emend the verb to a perfect, “he commits himself to the Lord.”

[22:8]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Let him”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:8]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “Let him”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:8]  ¹⁷ tn That is, “for he [the Lord] delights in him [the psalmist].” For other cases where the expression “delight in” refers to God’s delight in a person, see Num 14:8; 1 Kgs 10:9; Pss 18:19; 40:8.

[147:10]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “he does not desire the strength of the horse, he does not take delight in the legs of the man.” Here “the horse” refers to the war horse used by ancient Near Eastern chariot forces, and “the man” refers to the warrior whose muscular legs epitomize his strength.

[147:11]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “those who fear him.”

[62:4]  ²⁰ tn Or “for”; KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV “but.”

[62:4]  ²¹ tn Hebrew חֶפְצִי־בָהּ (kheftsi-vah), traditionally transliterated “Hephzibah” (so KJV, ASV, NIV).

[62:4]  ²² tn Hebrew בְּעוּלָה (bÿ’ulah), traditionally transliterated “Beulah” (so KJV, ASV, NIV).

[62:4]  ²³ tn That is, the land will be restored to the Lord’s favor and once again enjoy his blessing and protection. To indicate the land’s relationship to the Lord, the words “to him” have been supplied at the end of the clause.

[32:41]  ²⁴ tn Heb “will plant them in the land with faithfulness with all my heart and with all my soul.” The latter expressions are, of course, anthropomorphisms (see Deut 6:5).

[3:17]  ²⁵ tn Heb “he rejoices over you with joy.”

[3:17]  ²⁶ tc The MT reads, “he is silent in his love,” but this makes no sense in light of the immediately preceding and following lines. Some take the Hiphil verb form as causative (see Job 11:3) rather than intransitive and translate, “he causes [you] to be silent by his love,” that is, “he soothes [you] by his love.” The present translation follows the LXX and assumes an original reading יְחַדֵּשׁ (yÿkhaddesh, “he renews”) with ellipsis of the object (“you”).

[3:17]  ²⁷ tn Heb “he rejoices over you with a shout of joy.”