Psalms 106:37

106:37 They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons. ¹ 

Psalms 78:53

78:53 He guided them safely along,

while the sea covered their enemies.

Psalms 79:7

79:7 For they have devoured Jacob

and destroyed his home.

Psalms 145:19

145:19 He satisfies the desire ²  of his loyal followers; ³ 

he hears their cry for help and delivers them.

Psalms 6:3

6:3 I am absolutely terrified, ⁴ 

and you, Lord – how long will this continue? ⁵ 

Psalms 15:4

15:4 He despises a reprobate, ⁶ 

but honors the Lord’s loyal followers. ⁷ 

He makes firm commitments and does not renege on his promise. ⁸ 

Psalms 34:18

34:18 The Lord is near the brokenhearted;

he delivers ⁹  those who are discouraged. ¹⁰ 

Psalms 69:33

69:33 For the Lord listens to the needy;

he does not despise his captive people. ¹¹ 

Psalms 102:14

102:14 Indeed, ¹²  your servants take delight in her stones,

and feel compassion for ¹³  the dust of her ruins. ¹⁴ 

Psalms 145:20

145:20 The Lord protects those who love him,

but he destroys all the wicked.

Psalms 146:6

146:6 the one who made heaven and earth,

the sea, and all that is in them,

who remains forever faithful, ¹⁵ 

Psalms 60:1

Psalm 60 ¹⁶ 

For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; ¹⁷  a prayer ¹⁸  of David written to instruct others. ¹⁹  It was written when he fought against Aram Naharaim and Aram-Zobah. That was when Joab turned back and struck down ²⁰  12,000 Edomites ²¹  in the Valley of Salt. ²² 

60:1 O God, you have rejected us. ²³ 

You suddenly turned on us in your anger. ²⁴ 

Please restore us! ²⁵ 

[106:37]  ¹ tn The Hebrew term שֵׁדִים (shedim, “demons”) occurs only here and in Deut 32:17. Some type of lesser deity is probably in view.

[145:19]  ² tn In this context “desire” refers to the followers’ desire to be delivered from wicked enemies.

[145:19]  ³ tn Heb “the desire of those who fear him, he does.”

[6:3]  ³ tn Heb “my being is very terrified.” The suffixed form of נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “being”) is often equivalent to a pronoun in poetic texts.

[6:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “and you, Lord, how long?” The suffering psalmist speaks in broken syntax. He addresses God, but then simply cries out with a brief, but poignant, question: How long will this (= his suffering) continue?

[15:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “despised in his eyes [is] a rejected [one].” The Hebrew term נִמְאָס (nim’as, “rejected [one]”) apparently refers here to one who has been rejected by God because of his godless behavior. It stands in contrast to “those who fear God” in the following line.

[15:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “those who fear the Lord.” The one who fears the Lord respects his sovereignty and obeys his commandments. See Ps 128:1; Prov 14:2.

[15:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “he takes an oath to do harm and does not change.” The phrase “to do harm” cannot mean “do harm to others,” for the preceding verse clearly characterizes this individual as one who does not harm others. In this context the phrase must refer to an oath to which a self-imprecation is attached. The godly individual takes his commitments to others so seriously he is willing to “swear to his own hurt.” For an example of such an oath, see Ruth 1:16-17.

[34:18]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal form highlights the generalizing statement and draws attention to the fact that the Lord typically delivers the oppressed and needy.

[34:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “the crushed in spirit.”

[69:33]  ⁶ tn Heb “his prisoners he does not despise.”

[102:14]  ⁷ tn Or “for.”

[102:14]  ⁸ tn The Poel of חָנַן (khanan) occurs only here and in Prov 14:21, where it refers to having compassion on the poor.

[102:14]  ⁹ tn Heb “her dust,” probably referring to the dust of the city’s rubble.

[146:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “the one who guards faithfulness forever.”

[60:1]  ⁹ sn Psalm 60. The psalmist grieves over Israel’s humiliation, but in response to God’s assuring word, he asks for divine help in battle and expresses his confidence in victory.

[60:1]  ¹⁰ tn The Hebrew expression means “lily of the testimony.” It may refer to a particular music style or to a tune title.

[60:1]  ¹¹ tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew word מִכְתָּם (miktam), which also appears in the heading to Pss 16, 56-59, is uncertain. HALOT 582-83 s.v. defines it as “inscription.”

[60:1]  ¹² tn Heb “to teach.”

[60:1]  ¹³ tn In Josh 8:21 and Judg 20:48 the two verbs “turn back” and “strike down” are also juxtaposed. There they refer to a military counter-attack.

[60:1]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “12,000 of Edom.” Perhaps one should read אֲרַם (’aram, “Aram”) here rather than אֱדוֹם (’edom, “Edom”).

[60:1]  ¹⁵ sn The heading apparently refers to the military campaign recorded in 2 Sam 10 and 1 Chr 19.

[60:1]  ¹⁶ sn You have rejected us. See Pss 43:2; 44:9, 23.

[60:1]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “you broke out upon us, you were angry.”

[60:1]  ¹⁸ tn The imperfect verbal form here expresses the psalmist’s wish or prayer.