Psalms 2:6

2:6 “I myself ¹  have installed ²  my king

on Zion, my holy hill.”

Psalms 20:2

20:2 May he send you help from his temple; ³ 

from Zion may he give you support!

Psalms 48:12

48:12 Walk around ⁴  Zion! Encircle it!

Count its towers!

Psalms 87:1

Psalm 87 ⁵ 

Written by the Korahites; a psalm, a song.

87:1 The Lord’s city is in the holy hills. ⁶ 

Psalms 99:2

99:2 The Lord is elevated ⁷  in Zion;

he is exalted over all the nations.

Psalms 102:16

102:16 when the Lord rebuilds Zion,

and reveals his splendor,

Psalms 122:7

122:7 May there be peace inside your defenses,

and prosperity ⁸  inside your fortresses! ⁹ 

Psalms 129:5

129:5 May all who hate Zion

be humiliated and turned back!

Psalms 132:13

132:13 Certainly ¹⁰  the Lord has chosen Zion;

he decided to make it his home. ¹¹ 

Psalms 134:3

134:3 May the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth,

bless you ¹²  from Zion! ¹³ 

[2:6]  ¹ tn The first person pronoun appears before the first person verbal form for emphasis, reflected in the translation by “myself.”

[2:6]  ² tn Or perhaps “consecrated.”

[20:2]  ³ tc Heb “from [the] temple.” The third masculine singular pronominal suffix (ן, nun) has probably been accidentally omitted by haplography. Note that the following word begins with a prefixed vav (ו). See P. C. Craigie, Psalms 1-50 (WBC), 184.

[48:12]  ⁵ tn The verb forms in vv. 12-13 are plural; the entire Judahite community is addressed.

[87:1]  ⁷ sn Psalm 87. The psalmist celebrates the Lord’s presence in Zion and the special status of its citizens.

[87:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “his foundation [is] in the hills of holiness.” The expression “his foundation” refers here by metonymy to the Lord’s dwelling place in Zion. The “hills” are the ones surrounding Zion (see Pss 125:2; 133:3).

[99:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “great.”

[122:7]  ¹¹ tn or “security.”

[122:7]  ¹² tn The psalmist uses second feminine singular pronominal forms to address personified Jerusalem.

[132:13]  ¹³ tn Or “for.”

[132:13]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “he desired it for his dwelling place.”

[134:3]  ¹⁵ tn The pronominal suffix is second masculine singular, suggesting that the servants addressed in vv. 1-2 are responding to the psalmist.

[134:3]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “may the Lord bless you from Zion, the maker of heaven and earth.”