Psalms 111:5

111:5 He gives ¹  food to his faithful followers; ² 

he always remembers his covenant. ³ 

Psalms 20:3

20:3 May he take notice ⁴  of your offerings;

may he accept ⁵  your burnt sacrifice! (Selah)

Psalms 83:4

83:4 They say, “Come on, let’s annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! ⁶ 

Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more.”

Psalms 109:14

109:14 May his ancestors’ ⁷  sins be remembered by the Lord!

May his mother’s sin not be forgotten! ⁸ 

[111:5]  ¹ tn Or “gave,” if the events of the exodus and conquest period (see v. 6, 9) are primarily in view.

[111:5]  ² tn Heb “those who fear him.”

[111:5]  ³ tn Or “he remembers his covenant forever” (see Ps 105:8).

[20:3]  ⁴ tn Or “remember.” For other examples of the verb זָכַר (zakhar) carrying the nuance “take notice of,” see Pss 8:4 and 9:12.

[20:3]  ⁵ tc Heb “consider as fat.” The verbal form should probably be emended to יְדַשְּׁנֶהָ (yÿdashÿneha), the final he (ה) being understood as a third feminine singular pronominal suffix referring back to the feminine noun “burnt sacrifice.”

[83:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “we will cause them to disappear from [being] a nation.”

[109:14]  ¹⁰ tn Or “fathers’ sins.”

[109:14]  ¹¹ tn Heb “not be wiped out.”