Psalms 121:2

121:2 My help comes from the Lord, ¹ 

the Creator ²  of heaven and earth!

Psalms 114:1

Psalm 114 ³ 

114:1 When Israel left Egypt,

when the family of Jacob left a foreign nation behind, ⁴ 

Psalms 89:19

89:19 Then you ⁵  spoke through a vision to your faithful followers ⁶  and said:

“I have energized a warrior; ⁷ 

I have raised up a young man ⁸  from the people.

[121:2]  ¹ tn Heb “my help [is] from with the Lord.”

[121:2]  ² tn Or “Maker.”

[114:1]  ³ sn Psalm 114. The psalmist recalls the events of the exodus and conquest and celebrates God’s kingship over his covenant people.

[114:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “the house of Jacob from a nation speaking a foreign language.” The Hebrew verb לָעַז (la’at, “to speak a foreign language”) occurs only here in the OT.

[89:19]  ⁵ tn The pronoun “you” refers to the Lord, who is addressed here. The quotation that follows further develops the announcement of vv. 3-4.

[89:19]  ⁶ tc Many medieval mss read the singular here, “your faithful follower.” In this case the statement refers directly to Nathan’s oracle to David (see 2 Sam 7:17).

[89:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “I have placed help upon a warrior.”

[89:19]  ⁸ tn Or perhaps “a chosen one.”