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 30:6

30:6 In my self-confidence I said,

“I will never be upended.” ² 

Psalms 60:2

60:2 You made the earth quake; you split it open. ³ 

Repair its breaches, for it is ready to fall. ⁴ 

Psalms 62:6

62:6 He alone is my protector ⁵  and deliverer.

He is my refuge; ⁶  I will not be upended. ⁷ 

Psalms 94:18

94:18 If I say, “My foot is slipping,”

your loyal love, O Lord, supports me.

Psalms 104:5

104:5 He established the earth on its foundations;

it will never be upended.

Psalms 112:6

112:6 For he will never be upended;

others will always remember one who is just. ⁸ 

[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).

[30:6]  ² sn In my self-confidence I said… Here the psalmist begins to fill in the background of the crisis referred to in the earlier verses. He had been arrogant and self-confident, so the Lord withdrew his protection and allowed trouble to invade his life (vv. 8-11).

[60:2]  ³ tn The verb פָּצַם (patsam, “split open”) occurs only here in the OT. An Arabic cognate means “crack,” and an Aramaic cognate is used in Tg. Jer 22:14 with the meaning “break open, frame.” See BDB 822 s.v. and Jastrow 1205 s.v. פְּצַם.

[60:2]  ⁴ sn It is ready to fall. The earth is compared to a wall that has been broken by the force of the earthquake (note the preceding line) and is ready to collapse.

[62:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “my high rocky summit.”

[62:6]  ⁵ tn Or “my elevated place” (see Ps 18:2).

[62:6]  ⁶ sn The wording is identical to that of v. 2, except that רַבָּה (rabbah, “greatly”) does not appear in v. 6.

[112:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “for an eternal memorial a just [one] will be.”