Psalms 14:7

Context

14:7 I wish the deliverance¹ of Israel would come from Zion!

When the Lord restores the well-being of his people,²

may Jacob rejoice,³

may Israel be happy!⁴

Psalms 53:6

Context

53:6 I wish the deliverance⁵ of Israel would come from Zion!

When God restores the well-being of his people,⁶

may Jacob rejoice,⁷

may Israel be happy!⁸

Psalms 85:8

Context

85:8 I will listen to what God the Lord says.⁹

For he will make¹⁰ peace with his people, his faithful followers.¹¹

Yet they must not¹² return to their foolish ways.

[14:7] ¹sn The deliverance of Israel. This refers metonymically to God, the one who lives in Zion and provides deliverance for Israel.

[14:7] ²tn Heb “turns with a turning [toward] his people.” The Hebrew term שְׁבוּת (shÿvut) is apparently a cognate accusative of שׁוּב (shuv).

[14:7] ³tn The verb form is jussive.

[14:7] ⁴tn Because the parallel verb is jussive, this verb, which is ambiguous in form, should be taken as a jussive as well.

[53:6] ⁵tn This refers metonymically to God, the one who lives in Zion and provides deliverance for Israel.

[53:6] ⁶tn Heb “turns with a turning [toward] his people.” The Hebrew term שְׁבוּת (shÿvut) is apparently a cognate accusative of שׁוּב (shuv).

[53:6] ⁷tn The verb form is jussive.

[53:6] ⁸tn Because the parallel verb is jussive, this verb, which is ambiguous in form, should be taken as a jussive as well.

[85:8] ⁹sn I will listen. Having asked for the Lord’s favor, the psalmist (who here represents the nation) anticipates a divine word of assurance.

[85:8] ¹⁰tn Heb “speak.” The idiom “speak peace” refers to establishing or maintaining peaceful relations with someone (see Gen 37:4; Zech 9:10; cf. Ps 122:8).

[85:8] ¹¹tn Heb “to his people and to his faithful followers.” The translation assumes that “his people” and “his faithful followers” are viewed as identical here.

[85:8] ¹²tn Or “yet let them not.” After the negative particle אֵל (’el), the prefixed verbal form is jussive, indicating the speaker’s desire or wish.