Psalms 115:12-13

115:12 The Lord takes notice of us, ¹  he will bless ²  –

he will bless the family ³  of Israel,

he will bless the family of Aaron.

115:13 He will bless his loyal followers, ⁴ 

both young and old. ⁵ 

[115:12]  ¹ tn Or “remembers us.”

[115:12]  ² tn Another option is to translate the prefixed form of the verb “bless” in vv. 12-13 as a jussive, “may he bless” (see v. 14).

[115:12]  ³ tn Heb “house.”

[115:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “the fearers of the Lord.”

[115:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “the small along with the great.” The translation assumes that “small” and “great” here refer to age (see 2 Chr 15:13). Another option is to translate “both the insignificant and the prominent” (see Job 3:19; cf. NEB “high and low alike”).