Psalms 107:27

107:27 They swayed ¹  and staggered like a drunk,

and all their skill proved ineffective. ² 

Psalms 119:151

119:151 You are near, O Lord,

and all your commands are reliable. ³ 

Psalms 139:3

139:3 You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; ⁴ 

you are aware of everything I do. ⁵ 

Psalms 148:10

148:10 you animals and all you cattle,

you creeping things and birds,

[107:27]  ¹ tn Only here does the Hebrew verb חָגַג (khagag; normally meaning “to celebrate”) carry the nuance “to sway.”

[107:27]  ² tn The Hitpael of בָלַע (vala’) occurs only here in the OT. Traditionally the form is derived from the verbal root בלע (“to swallow”), but HALOT 135 s.v. III בלע understands a homonym here with the meaning “to be confused.”

[119:151]  ³ tn Or “truth.”

[139:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “my traveling and my lying down you measure.” The verb זָרָה (zarah, “to measure”) is probably here a denominative from זָרָת (zarat, “a span; a measure”), though some derive it from זָרָה (zarat, “to winnow; to sift”; see BDB 279-80 s.v. זָרָה).

[139:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “all my ways.”