Psalms 104:17

104:17 where the birds make nests,

near the evergreens in which the herons live. ¹ 

Psalms 68:6

68:6 God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; ² 

he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. ³ 

But sinful rebels live in the desert. ⁴ 

[104:17]  ¹ tn Heb “[the] heron [in the] evergreens [is] its home.”

[68:6]  ² tn Heb “God causes the solitary ones to dwell in a house.” The participle suggests this is what God typically does.

[68:6]  ³ tn Heb “he brings out prisoners into prosperity.” Another option is to translate, “he brings out prisoners with singing” (cf. NIV). The participle suggests this is what God typically does.

[68:6]  ⁴ tn Or “in a parched [land].”