Psalms 118:26

Context

118:26 May the one who comes in the name of the Lord¹ be blessed!

We will pronounce blessings on you² in the Lord’s temple.³

Ruth 2:4

Context

Boaz and Ruth Meet

2:4 Now at that very moment,⁴ Boaz arrived from Bethlehem⁵ and greeted⁶ the harvesters, “May the Lord be with you!” They replied,⁷ “May the Lord bless you!”

[118:26] ¹sn The people refer here to the psalmist, who enters the Lord’s temple to thank him publicly (see vv. 19-21), as the one who comes in the name of the Lord.

[118:26] ²tn The pronominal suffix is second masculine plural, but the final mem (ם) is probably dittographic (note the mem [מ] at the beginning of the following form) or enclitic, in which case the suffix may be taken as second masculine singular, referring to the psalmist.

[118:26] ³tn Heb “from the house of the Lord.”

[2:4] ⁴tn Heb “and look”; NIV, NRSV “Just then.” The narrator invites the audience into the story, describing Boaz’s arrival as if it were witnessed by the audience.

[2:4] ⁵map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[2:4] ⁶tn Heb “said to.” Context indicates that the following expression is a greeting, the first thing Boaz says to his workers.

[2:4] ⁷tn Heb “said to him.” For stylistic reasons “replied” is used in the present translation.