Psalms 131:2

131:2 Indeed ¹  I am composed and quiet, ² 

like a young child carried by its mother; ³ 

I am content like the young child I carry. ⁴ 

Psalms 13:6

13:6 I will sing praises ⁵  to the Lord

when he vindicates me. ⁶ 

Psalms 119:17

ג (Gimel)

119:17 Be kind to your servant!

Then I will live ⁷  and keep ⁸  your instructions. ⁹ 

[131:2]  ¹ tn Or “but.”

[131:2]  ² tn Heb “I make level and make quiet my soul.”

[131:2]  ³ tn Heb “like a weaned [one] upon his mother.”

[131:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “like the weaned [one] upon me, my soul.”

[13:6]  ⁵ tn The verb form is cohortative, indicating the psalmist’s resolve (or vow) to praise the Lord when deliverance arrives.

[13:6]  ⁶ tn Or “for he will have vindicated me.” The verb form indicates a future perfect here. The idiom גָמַל עַל (gamal ’al) means “to repay,” here in a positive sense.

[119:17]  ⁹ tn The prefixed verbal form is probably a cohortative indicating purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

[119:17]  ¹⁰ tn The cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the imperative that begins the verse.

[119:17]  ¹¹ tn Heb “your word.” Many medieval Hebrew mss as well as several ancient versions read the plural here.