Psalms 11:3

11:3 When the foundations ¹  are destroyed,

what can the godly ²  accomplish?” ³ 

Psalms 50:17

50:17 For you hate instruction

and reject my words. ⁴ 

Psalms 103:18

103:18 to those who keep his covenant,

who are careful to obey his commands. ⁵ 

Psalms 105:22

105:22 giving him authority to imprison his officials ⁶ 

and to teach his advisers. ⁷ 

Psalms 119:15

119:15 I will meditate on ⁸  your precepts

and focus ⁹  on your behavior. ¹⁰ 

Psalms 119:120

119:120 My body ¹¹  trembles ¹²  because I fear you; ¹³ 

I am afraid of your judgments.

Psalms 119:137

צ (Tsade)

119:137 You are just, O Lord,

and your judgments are fair.

Psalms 119:156

119:156 Your compassion is great, O Lord.

Revive me, as you typically do! ¹⁴ 

[11:3]  ¹ tn The precise meaning of this rare word is uncertain. An Ugaritic cognate is used of the “bottom” or “base” of a cliff or mountain (see G. R. Driver, Canaanite Myths and Legends, 47, 159). The noun appears in postbiblical Hebrew with the meaning “foundation” (see Jastrow 1636 s.v. שָׁת).

[11:3]  ² tn The singular form is used here in a collective or representative sense. Note the plural form “pure [of heart]” in the previous verse.

[11:3]  ³ sn The quotation of the advisers’ words (which begins in 11:1c) ends at this point. They advise the psalmist to flee because the enemy is poised to launch a deadly attack. In such a lawless and chaotic situation godly people like the psalmist can accomplish nothing, so they might as well retreat to a safe place.

[50:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “and throw my words behind you.”

[103:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “to those who remember his precepts to do them.”

[105:22]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “to bind his officials by his will.”

[105:22]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and his elders he taught wisdom.”

[119:15]  ¹³ tn The cohortative verbal forms in this verse express the psalmist’s resolve.

[119:15]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “gaze [at].”

[119:15]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “ways” (referring figuratively to God’s behavior here).

[119:120]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “my flesh.”

[119:120]  ¹⁷ tn The Hebrew verb סָמַר (samar, “to tremble”) occurs only here and in Job 4:15.

[119:120]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “from fear of you.” The pronominal suffix on the noun is an objective genitive.

[119:156]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “according to your customs.”