Psalms 18:44

18:44 When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. ¹ 

Foreigners are powerless ²  before me;

Psalms 145:18

145:18 The Lord is near all who cry out to him,

all who cry out to him sincerely. ³ 

Jeremiah 3:10

3:10 In spite of all this, ⁴  Israel’s sister, unfaithful Judah, has not turned back to me with any sincerity; she has only pretended to do so,” ⁵  says the Lord.

Matthew 15:8

15:8 ‘This people honors me with their lips,

but their heart ⁶  is far from me,

John 1:47

1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and exclaimed, ⁷  “Look, a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit!” ⁸ 

[18:44]  ¹ tn Heb “at a report of an ear they submit to me.” The report of the psalmist’s exploits is so impressive that those who hear it submit to his rulership without putting up a fight.

[18:44]  ² tn For the meaning “be weak, powerless” for כָּחַשׁ (kakhash), see Ps 109:24. The next line (see v. 45a), in which “foreigners” are also mentioned, favors this interpretation. Another option is to translate “cower in fear” (see Deut 33:29; Pss 66:3; 81:15; cf. NIV “cringe”; NRSV “came cringing”).

[145:18]  ³ tn Heb “in truth.”

[3:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “And even in all this.”

[3:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “ has not turned back to me with all her heart but only in falsehood.”

[15:8]  ⁶ tn The term “heart” is a collective singular in the Greek text.

[1:47]  ⁷ tn Grk “said about him.”

[1:47]  ⁸ tn Or “treachery.”