Psalms 20:4

20:4 May he grant your heart’s desire; ¹ 

may he bring all your plans to pass! ² 

Psalms 33:4

33:4 For ³  the Lord’s decrees ⁴  are just, ⁵ 

and everything he does is fair. ⁶ 

Psalms 51:9

51:9 Hide your face ⁷  from my sins!

Wipe away ⁸  all my guilt!

Psalms 69:34

69:34 Let the heavens and the earth praise him,

along with the seas and everything that swims in them!

Psalms 75:10

75:10 God says, ⁹ 

“I will bring down all the power of the wicked;

the godly will be victorious.” ¹⁰ 

Psalms 78:14

78:14 He led them with a cloud by day,

and with the light of a fire all night long.

Psalms 88:7

88:7 Your anger bears down on me,

and you overwhelm me with all your waves. (Selah)

Psalms 107:42

107:42 When the godly see this, they rejoice,

and every sinner ¹¹  shuts his mouth.

Psalms 148:7

148:7 Praise the Lord from the earth,

you sea creatures and all you ocean depths,

[20:4]  ¹ tn Heb “may he give to you according to your heart.” This probably refers to the king’s prayer for protection and victory in battle. See vv. 5-6.

[20:4]  ² sn May he bring all your plans to pass. This probably refers to the king’s strategy for battle.

[33:4]  ³ sn For the Lord’s decrees are just… After the call to praise (vv. 1-3), the psalmist now gives a series of reasons why the Lord is worthy of praise.

[33:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “word.” In this context, which depicts the Lord as the sovereign creator and ruler of the world, the Lord’s “word” refers to the decrees whereby he governs his dominion.

[33:4]  ⁵ tn Or “upright.”

[33:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “and all his work [is] in faithfulness.”

[51:9]  ⁵ sn In this context Hide your face from my sins means “Do not hold me accountable for my sins.”

[51:9]  ⁶ tn See the note on the similar expression “wipe away my rebellious acts” in v. 1.

[75:10]  ⁷ tn The words “God says” are not in the Hebrew text. They are supplied in the translation to clarify that God speaks in v. 10.

[75:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “and all the horns of the wicked I will cut off, the horns of the godly will be lifted up.” The imagery of the wild ox’s horn is once more utilized (see vv. 4-5).

[107:42]  ⁹ tn Heb “all evil,” which stands metonymically for those who do evil.