Psalms 2:6

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

on Zion, my holy hill.”

Psalms 9:11

9:11 Sing praises to the Lord, who rules ³  in Zion!

Tell the nations what he has done! ⁴ 

Psalms 51:18

51:18 Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! ⁵ 

Fortify ⁶  the walls of Jerusalem! ⁷ 

Psalms 87:2

87:2 The Lord loves the gates of Zion

more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.

Psalms 99:2

99:2 The Lord is elevated ⁸  in Zion;

he is exalted over all the nations.

Psalms 102:16

102:16 when the Lord rebuilds Zion,

and reveals his splendor,

Psalms 102:21

102:21 so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion,

and praise him ⁹  in Jerusalem, ¹⁰ 

Psalms 110:2

110:2 The Lord ¹¹  extends ¹²  your dominion ¹³  from Zion.

Rule in the midst of your enemies!

Psalms 132:13

132:13 Certainly ¹⁴  the Lord has chosen Zion;

he decided to make it his home. ¹⁵ 

Psalms 135:21

135:21 The Lord deserves praise in Zion ¹⁶  –

he who dwells in Jerusalem. ¹⁷ 

Praise the Lord!

Psalms 147:12

147:12 Extol the Lord, O Jerusalem!

Praise your God, O Zion!

Psalms 149:2

149:2 Let Israel rejoice in their Creator!

Let the people ¹⁸  of Zion delight in their king! ¹⁹ 

[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.”

[9:11]  ³ tn Heb “sits” (i.e., enthroned, and therefore ruling – see v. 4). Another option is to translate as “lives” or “dwells.”

[9:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “declare among the nations his deeds.”

[51:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “do what is good for Zion in your favor.”

[51:18]  ⁶ tn Or “Build.” The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s wish or request.

[51:18]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[99:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “great.”

[102:21]  ⁹ tn Heb “his praise.”

[102:21]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[110:2]  ¹¹ tn Since the Lord is mentioned in the third person (note the use of the first person in v. 1), it is likely that these are the psalmist’s words to the king, not a continuation of the oracle per se.

[110:2]  ¹² tn The prefixed verbal form is understood here as descriptive-dramatic or as generalizing, though it could be taken as future.

[110:2]  ¹³ tn Heb “your strong scepter,” symbolic of the king’s royal authority and dominion.

[132:13]  ¹³ tn Or “for.”

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

[135:21]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “praised be the Lord from Zion.”

[135:21]  ¹⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[149:2]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “sons.”

[149:2]  ¹⁸ sn The Lord is the king here, as the parallelism in the previous line (“their creator”) indicates.