Psalms 125:5

125:5 As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path, ¹ 

may the Lord remove them, ²  along with those who behave wickedly! ³ 

May Israel experience peace! ⁴ 

Isaiah 66:12

66:12 For this is what the Lord says:

“Look, I am ready to extend to her prosperity that will flow like a river,

the riches of nations will flow into her like a stream that floods its banks. ⁵ 

You will nurse from her breast ⁶  and be carried at her side;

you will play on her knees.

Galatians 1:16

1:16 to reveal his Son in ⁷  me so that I could preach him ⁸  among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from ⁹  any human being, ¹⁰ 

[125:5]  ¹ tn Heb “and the ones making their paths twisted.” A sinful lifestyle is compared to a twisting, winding road.

[125:5]  ² tn Heb “lead them away.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive of prayer here (note the prayers directly before and after this). Another option is to translate, “the Lord will remove them” (cf. NIV, NRSV).

[125:5]  ³ tn Heb “the workers of wickedness.”

[125:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “peace [be] upon Israel.” The statement is understood as a prayer (see Ps 122:8 for a similar prayer for peace).

[66:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “Look, I am ready to extend to her like a river prosperity [or “peace”], and like an overflowing stream, the riches of nations.”

[66:12]  ⁶ tn The words “from her breast” are supplied in the translation for clarification (see v. 11).

[1:16]  ⁷ tn Or “to me”; the Greek preposition ἐν (en) can mean either, depending on the context.

[1:16]  ⁸ tn This pronoun refers to “his Son,” mentioned earlier in the verse.

[1:16]  ⁹ tn Or “I did not consult with.” For the translation “I did not go to ask advice from” see L&N 33.175.

[1:16]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “from flesh and blood.”