Psalms 16:3

16:3 As for God’s chosen people who are in the land,

and the leading officials I admired so much ¹  –

Psalms 107:30

107:30 The sailors ²  rejoiced because the waves ³  grew quiet,

and he led them to the harbor ⁴  they desired.

[16:3]  ¹ tn Heb “regarding the holy ones who [are] in the land, they; and the mighty [ones] in [whom is/was] all my desire.” The difficult syntax makes the meaning of the verse uncertain. The phrase “holy ones” sometimes refers to God’s angelic assembly (see Ps 89:5, 7), but the qualifying clause “who are in the land” suggests that here it refers to God’s people (Ps 34:9) or to their priestly leaders (2 Chr 35:3).

[107:30]  ² tn Heb “they”; the referent (the sailors) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[107:30]  ³ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the waves) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[107:30]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew noun occurs only here in the OT.