Discovery BoxPhilippians 3:14
Context3:14 with this goal in mind, 1 I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God 2 in Christ Jesus.
Psalms 42:1
ContextBook 2
(Psalms 42-72)
For the music director; a well-written song 4 by the Korahites.
42:1 As a deer 5 longs 6 for streams of water,
so I long 7 for you, O God!
Psalms 63:1-3
ContextA psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness. 9
63:1 O God, you are my God! I long for you! 10
My soul thirsts 11 for you,
my flesh yearns for you,
in a dry and parched 12 land where there is no water.
63:2 Yes, 13 in the sanctuary I have seen you, 14
and witnessed 15 your power and splendor.
63:3 Because 16 experiencing 17 your loyal love is better than life itself,
my lips will praise you.
Psalms 63:8
Context63:8 My soul 18 pursues you; 19
your right hand upholds me.
Psalms 84:2
Context84:2 I desperately want to be 20
in the courts of the Lord’s temple. 21
My heart and my entire being 22 shout for joy
to the living God.
Psalms 94:15
Context94:15 For justice will prevail, 23
and all the morally upright 24 will be vindicated. 25
Isaiah 51:1
Context51:1 “Listen to me, you who pursue godliness, 26
who seek the Lord!
Look at the rock from which you were chiseled,
at the quarry 27 from which you were dug! 28
Hosea 6:3
Context6:3 So let us acknowledge him! 29
Let us seek 30 to acknowledge 31 the Lord!
He will come to our rescue as certainly as the appearance of the dawn,
as certainly as the winter rain comes,
as certainly as the spring rain that waters the land.”
Hosea 6:1
Context6:1 “Come on! Let’s return to the Lord!
He himself has torn us to pieces,
but he will heal us!
He has injured 32 us,
but he will bandage our wounds!
Hosea 5:15
Context5:15 Then I will return again to my lair
until they have suffered their punishment. 33
Then they will seek me; 34
in their distress they will earnestly seek me.
Hosea 5:1
Context5:1 Hear this, you priests!
Pay attention, you Israelites! 35
For judgment is about to overtake you! 38
For you were like a trap 39 to Mizpah, 40
like a net 41 spread out to catch Tabor. 42
Hosea 5:10
Context5:10 The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary markers.
I will pour out my rage on them like a torrential flood! 43
Hosea 6:11
Context6:11 I have appointed a time to reap judgment 44 for you also, O Judah!
Whenever I want to restore the fortunes of my people, 45
Hebrews 12:14
Context12:14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, 46 for without it no one will see the Lord.
Hebrews 12:1
Context12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, 47 we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,
Hebrews 3:11-13
Context3:11 “As I swore in my anger, ‘They will never enter my rest!’” 48
3:12 See to it, 49 brothers and sisters, 50 that none of you has 51 an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes 52 the living God. 53 3:13 But exhort one another each day, as long as it is called “Today,” that none of you may become hardened by sin’s deception.
[3:14] 1 tn Grk “according to the goal.”
[3:14] 2 tn Grk “prize, namely, the heavenly calling of God.”
[42:1] 3 sn Psalm 42. The psalmist recalls how he once worshiped in the Lord’s temple, but laments that he is now oppressed by enemies in a foreign land. Some medieval Hebrew
[42:1] 4 tn The meaning of the Hebrew term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is uncertain. The word is derived from a verb meaning “to be prudent; to be wise.” Various options are: “a contemplative song,” “a song imparting moral wisdom,” or “a skillful [i.e., well-written] song.” The term occurs in the superscriptions of Pss 32, 42, 44, 45, 52-55, 74, 78, 88, 89, and 142, as well as in Ps 47:7.
[42:1] 5 tn Since the accompanying verb is feminine in form, the noun אָיִּל (’ayyil, “male deer”) should be emended to אַיֶּלֶת (’ayyelet, “female deer”). Haplography of the letter tav has occurred; note that the following verb begins with tav.
[42:1] 6 tn Or “pants [with thirst].”
[42:1] 7 tn Or “my soul pants [with thirst].” The Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) with a pronominal suffix is often equivalent to a pronoun, especially in poetry (see BDB 660 s.v. נֶפֶשׁ 4.a).
[63:1] 8 sn Psalm 63. The psalmist expresses his intense desire to be in God’s presence and confidently affirms that God will judge his enemies.
[63:1] 9 sn According to the psalm superscription David wrote the psalm while in the “wilderness of Judah.” Perhaps this refers to the period described in 1 Sam 23-24 or to the incident mentioned in 2 Sam 15:23.
[63:1] 10 tn Or “I will seek you.”
[63:1] 12 tn Heb “faint” or “weary.” This may picture the land as “faint” or “weary,” or it may allude to the effect this dry desert has on those who are forced to live in it.
[63:2] 13 tn The Hebrew particle כֵּן (ken) is used here to stress the following affirmation (see Josh 2:4).
[63:2] 14 tn The perfect verbal form is understood here as referring to a past experience which the psalmist desires to be repeated. Another option is to take the perfect as indicating the psalmist’s certitude that he will again stand in God’s presence in the sanctuary. In this case one can translate, “I will see you.”
[63:2] 15 tn Heb “seeing.” The preposition with the infinitive construct here indicates an accompanying circumstance.
[63:3] 16 tn This line is understood as giving the basis for the praise promised in the following line. Another option is to take the Hebrew particle כִּי (ki) as asseverative/emphasizing, “Indeed, your loyal love is better” (cf. NEB, which leaves the particle untranslated).
[63:3] 17 tn The word “experiencing” is supplied in the translation for clarification. The psalmist does not speak here of divine loyal love in some abstract sense, but of loyal love revealed and experienced.
[63:8] 18 tn Or “I.” The Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) with a pronominal suffix is often equivalent to a pronoun, especially in poetry (see BDB 660 s.v. נֶפֶשׁ 4.a).
[63:8] 19 tn Heb “clings after.” The expression means “to pursue with determination” (see Judg 20:45; 1 Sam 14:22; 1 Chr 10:2; Jer 42:16).
[84:2] 20 tn Heb “my soul longs, it even pines for.”
[84:2] 21 tn Heb “the courts of the
[84:2] 22 tn Heb “my flesh,” which stands for his whole person and being.
[94:15] 23 tn Heb “for judgment will return to justice.”
[94:15] 24 tn Heb “all the pure of heart.” The “heart” is here viewed as the seat of one’s moral character and motives. The “pure of heart” are God’s faithful followers who trust in and love the
[94:15] 25 tn Heb “and after it [are] the pure of heart.”
[51:1] 26 tn Or “righteousness” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “justice”; NLT “hope for deliverance.”
[51:1] 27 tn Heb “the excavation of the hole.”
[51:1] 28 sn The “rock” and “quarry” refer here to Abraham and Sarah, the progenitors of the nation.
[6:3] 29 tn The object (“him”) is omitted in the Hebrew text, but supplied in the translation for clarity.
[6:3] 30 tn Heb “let us pursue in order to know.” The Hebrew term רָדַף (radaf, “to pursue”) is used figuratively: “to aim to secure” (BDB 923 s.v. רָדַף 2). It describes the pursuit of a moral goal: “Do not pervert justice…nor accept a bribe…pursue [רָדַף] justice” (Deut 16:20); “those who pursue [רָדַף] righteousness and who seek [בָּקַשׁ, baqash] the
[6:3] 31 tn The Hebrew infinitive construct with לְ (lamed) denotes purpose: “to know” (לָדַעַת, lada’at).
[6:1] 32 tn “has struck”; NRSV “struck down.”
[5:15] 33 tn The verb יֶאְשְׁמוּ (ye’shÿmu, Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural from אָשַׁם, ’asham, “to be guilty”) means “to bear their punishment” (Ps 34:22-23; Prov 30:10; Isa 24:6; Jer 2:3; Hos 5:15; 10:2; 14:1; Zech 11:5; Ezek 6:6; BDB 79 s.v. אָשַׁם 3). Many English versions translate this as “admit their guilt” (NIV, NLT) or “acknowledge their guilt” (NASB, NRSV), but cf. NAB “pay for their guilt” and TEV “have suffered enough for their sins.”
[5:15] 34 tn Heb “seek my face” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “seek my presence.”
[5:1] 35 tn Heb “O house of Israel” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV); NLT “all of Israel’s leaders.”
[5:1] 36 tn Heb “Use the ear”; ASV “give ear.”
[5:1] 37 tn Heb “O house of the king” (so KJV); NIV “O royal house.”
[5:1] 38 tn Heb “for the judgment is to you”; or “For this accusation is against you.” Cf. NIV “This judgment is against you.”
[5:1] 39 sn The noun פַּח (pakh, “trap”) is used (1) literally of a bird-trap, used in similes and metaphors (Amos 3:5; Prov 7:23; Eccl 9:12), and (2) figuratively to refer to (a) calamities and plots (Job 18:9; 22:10; Pss 91:3; 119:110; 124:7; 140:6; 141:9; 142:4; Prov 22:5; Isa 24:17-18; Jer 18:22; 48:43-44; Hos 9:8) and (b) a source of calamity (Josh 23:13; Pss 11:6; 69:23; Isa 8:14; Hos 5:1; BDB 809 s.v. פַּח).
[5:1] 40 tn Heb “you were a trap to Mizpah.”
[5:1] 41 sn The noun רֶשֶׁת (reshet, “net”) is used (1) literally of a net used to catch birds (Prov 1:17) and (2) in figurative descriptions of the wicked plotting to ensnare their victims (Prov 29:5; Pss 9:16; 10:9; 25:15; 31:5; 35:7; 57:7; 140:6; Job 18:8; BDB 440 s.v. רֶשֶׁת).
[5:1] 42 tn Heb “and a net spread out over Tabor.”
[5:10] 43 tn Heb “like water” (so KJV, NAB, NRSV); NLT “like a waterfall.” The term מַיִם (mayim, “water”) often refers to literal flood waters (Gen 7:7, 10; 8:3, 7-9; Isa 54:9) and figuratively describes the
[6:11] 44 tn Heb “a harvest is appointed for you also, O Judah” (similar ASV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
[6:11] 45 tc In the verse divisions of the MT (Leningrad Codex and Aleppo Codex), this is the last line of 6:11. However, the BHK and BHS editors suggest that it belongs with the beginning of 7:1. The ancient versions (Greek, Syriac, Latin) all reflect textual traditions that connect it with 6:11. The English versions are divided: some connect it with 6:11 (KJV, NASB, NLT), while others connect it with 7:1 (RSV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NJPS). The parallelism between this line and 7:1a favors connecting it with 7:1.
[12:14] 46 sn The references to peace and holiness show the close connection between this paragraph and the previous one. The pathway toward “holiness” and the need for it is cited in Heb 12:10 and 14. More importantly Prov 4:26-27 sets up the transition from one paragraph to the next: It urges people to stay on godly paths (Prov 4:26, quoted here in v. 13) and promises that God will lead them in peace if they do so (Prov 4:27 [LXX], quoted in v. 14).
[12:1] 47 tn Grk “having such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us.”
[3:11] 48 tn Grk “if they shall enter my rest,” a Hebrew idiom expressing an oath that something will certainly not happen.
[3:12] 50 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.
[3:12] 51 tn Grk “that there not be in any of you.”
