Psalms 19:5

19:5 Like a bridegroom it emerges ¹  from its chamber; ² 

like a strong man it enjoys ³  running its course. ⁴ 

Psalms 55:22

55:22 Throw your burden ⁵  upon the Lord,

and he will sustain you. ⁶ 

He will never allow the godly to be upended. ⁷ 

Psalms 87:5

87:5 But it is said of Zion’s residents, ⁸ 

“Each one of these ⁹  was born in her,

and the sovereign One ¹⁰  makes her secure.” ¹¹ 

Psalms 99:6

99:6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests;

Samuel was one of those who prayed to him. ¹² 

They ¹³  prayed to the Lord and he answered them.

[19:5]  ¹ tn The participle expresses the repeated or regular nature of the action.

[19:5]  ² tn The Hebrew noun חֻפָּה (khufah, “chamber”) occurs elsewhere only in Isa 4:5 and Joel 2:16 (where it refers to the bedroom of a bride and groom).

[19:5]  ³ tn The imperfect verbal form draws attention to the regularity of the action.

[19:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “[on] a path.”

[55:22]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew noun occurs only here.

[55:22]  ⁶ tn The pronoun is singular; the psalmist addresses each member of his audience individually.

[55:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “he will never allow swaying for the righteous.”

[87:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “and of Zion it is said.” Another option is to translate, “and to Zion it is said.” In collocation with the Niphal of אָמַר (’amar), the preposition lamed (-לְ) can introduce the recipient of the statement (see Josh 2:2; Jer 4:11; Hos 1:10; Zeph 3:16), carry the nuance “concerning, of” (see Num 23:23), or mean “be named” (see Isa 4:3; 62:4).

[87:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “a man and a man.” The idiom also appears in Esth 1:8. The translation assumes that the phrase refers to each of Zion’s residents, in contrast to the foreigners mentioned in v. 4. Those advocating the universalistic interpretation understand this as a reference to each of the nations, including those mentioned in v. 4.

[87:5]  ¹¹ tn Traditionally “Most High.”

[87:5]  ¹² tn Heb “and he makes her secure, the Most High.”

[99:6]  ¹³ tn Heb “among those who called on his name.”

[99:6]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “those who.” The participle is in apposition to the phrase “those who called on his name” in the preceding line.