Psalms 105:37

105:37 He brought his people ¹  out enriched ²  with silver and gold;

none of his tribes stumbled.

Psalms 115:4

115:4 Their ³  idols are made of silver and gold –

they are man-made. ⁴ 

Psalms 119:127

119:127 For this reason ⁵  I love your commands

more than gold, even purest gold.

Psalms 119:72

119:72 The law you have revealed is more important to me

than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. ⁶ 

Psalms 135:15

135:15 The nations’ idols are made of silver and gold,

they are man-made. ⁷ 

Psalms 19:10

19:10 They are of greater value ⁸  than gold,

than even a great amount of pure gold;

they bring greater delight ⁹  than honey,

than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.

Psalms 45:13

45:13 The princess ¹⁰  looks absolutely magnificent, ¹¹ 

decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold. ¹² 

Psalms 72:15

72:15 May he live! ¹³  May they offer him gold from Sheba! ¹⁴ 

May they continually pray for him!

May they pronounce blessings on him all day long! ¹⁵ 

[105:37]  ¹ tn Heb “them”; the referent (the Lord’s people) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[105:37]  ² tn The word “enriched” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

[115:4]  ³ tn The referent of the pronominal suffix is “the nations” (v. 2).

[115:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “the work of the hands of man.”

[119:127]  ⁵ tn “For this reason” connects logically with the statement made in v. 126. Because the judgment the psalmist fears (see vv. 119-120) is imminent, he remains loyal to God’s law.

[119:72]  ⁷ tn Heb “better to me [is] the law of your mouth than thousands of gold and silver.”

[135:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “the work of the hands of man.”

[19:10]  ¹¹ tn Heb “more desirable.”

[19:10]  ¹² tn Heb “are sweeter.” God’s law is “sweet’ in the sense that, when obeyed, it brings a great reward (see v. 11b).

[45:13]  ¹³ tn Heb “[the] daughter of a king.”

[45:13]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “[is] completely glorious.”

[45:13]  ¹⁵ tc Heb “within, from settings of gold, her clothing.” The Hebrew term פְּנִימָה (pÿnimah, “within”), if retained, would go with the preceding line and perhaps refer to the bride being “within” the palace or her bridal chamber (cf. NIV, NRSV). Since the next two lines refer to her attire (see also v. 9b), it is preferable to emend the form to פְּנִינִיהָּ (“her pearls”) or to פְּנִינִים (“pearls”). The mem (מ) prefixed to “settings” is probably dittographic.

[72:15]  ¹⁵ tn The prefixed verbal form is jussive, not imperfect. Because the form has the prefixed vav (ו), some subordinate it to what precedes as a purpose/result clause. In this case the representative poor individual might be the subject of this and the following verb, “so that he may live and give to him gold of Sheba.” But the idea of the poor offering gold is incongruous. It is better to take the jussive as a prayer with the king as subject of the verb. (Perhaps the initial vav is dittographic; note the vav at the end of the last form in v. 14.) The statement is probably an abbreviated version of the formula יְחִי הַמֶּלֶךְ (yÿkhiy hammelekh, “may the king live”; see 1 Sam 10:24; 2 Sam 16:16; 1 Kgs 1:25, 34, 39; 2 Kgs 11:12).

[72:15]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and he will give to him some gold of Sheba.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive with a grammatically indefinite subject (“and may one give”). Of course, the king’s subjects, mentioned in the preceding context, are the tribute bearers in view here.

[72:15]  ¹⁷ tn As in the preceding line, the prefixed verbal forms are understood as jussives with a grammatically indefinite subject (“and may one pray…and may one bless”). Of course, the king’s subjects, mentioned in the preceding context, are in view here.