Psalms 16:8

16:8 I constantly trust in the Lord; ¹ 

because he is at my right hand, I will not be upended.

Psalms 18:33

18:33 He gives me the agility of a deer; ² 

he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain. ³ 

Psalms 21:5

21:5 Your deliverance brings him great honor; ⁴ 

you give him majestic splendor. ⁵ 

[16:8]  ¹ tn Heb “I set the Lord before me continually.” This may mean that the psalmist is aware of the Lord’s presence and sensitive to his moral guidance (see v. 7), or that he trusts in the Lord’s protection (see the following line).

[18:33]  ² tn Heb “[the one who] makes my feet like [those of ] a deer.”

[18:33]  ³ tn Heb “and on my high places he makes me walk.” The imperfect verbal form emphasizes God’s characteristic provision. The psalmist compares his agility in battle to the ability of a deer to negotiate rugged, high terrain without falling or being injured.

[21:5]  ³ tn Or “great glory.”

[21:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “majesty and splendor you place upon him.” For other uses of the phrase הוֹד וְהָדָר (hod vÿhadar, “majesty and splendor”) see 1 Chr 16:27; Job 40:10; Pss 96:6; 104:1; 111:3.