Psalms 21:3

21:3 For you bring him ¹  rich ²  blessings; ³ 

you place a golden crown on his head.

Psalms 79:8

79:8 Do not hold us accountable for the sins of earlier generations! ⁴ 

Quickly send your compassion our way, ⁵ 

for we are in serious trouble! ⁶ 

Isaiah 65:24

65:24 Before they even call out, ⁷  I will respond;

while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Isaiah 65:1

The Lord Will Distinguish Between Sinners and the Godly

65:1 “I made myself available to those who did not ask for me; ⁸ 

I appeared to those who did not look for me. ⁹ 

I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’

to a nation that did not invoke ¹⁰  my name.

Isaiah 4:1

4:1 Seven women will grab hold of

one man at that time. ¹¹ 

They will say, “We will provide ¹²  our own food,

we will provide ¹³  our own clothes;

but let us belong to you ¹⁴  –

take away our shame!” ¹⁵ 

[21:3]  ¹ tn Or “meet him [with].”

[21:3]  ² tn Heb “good.”

[21:3]  ³ sn You bring him rich blessings. The following context indicates that God’s “blessings” include deliverance/protection, vindication, sustained life, and a long, stable reign (see also Pss 3:8; 24:5).

[79:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “do not remember against us sins, former.” Some understand “former” as an attributive adjective modifying sins, “former [i.e., chronologically prior] sins” (see BDB 911 s.v. רִאשׁוֹן). The present translation assumes that ראשׁנים (“former”) here refers to those who lived formerly, that is, the people’s ancestors (see Lam 5:7). The word is used in this way in Lev 26:45; Deut 19:14 and Eccl 1:11.

[79:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “may your compassion quickly confront us.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive, indicating a tone of prayer.

[79:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “for we are very low.”

[65:24]  ⁷ tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[65:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “I allowed myself to be sought by those who did not ask.”

[65:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “I allowed myself to be found by those who did not seek.”

[65:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “call out in”; NASB, NIV, NRSV “call on.”

[4:1]  ¹¹ tn Or “in that day” (ASV).

[4:1]  ¹² tn Heb “eat” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV); CEV “buy.”

[4:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “wear” (so NASB, NRSV); NCV “make.”

[4:1]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “only let your name be called over us.” The Hebrew idiom “call the name over” indicates ownership. See 2 Sam 12:28, and BDB 896 s.v. I ָקרָא Niph. 2.d.(4). The language reflects the cultural reality of ancient Israel, where women were legally the property of their husbands.

[4:1]  ¹⁵ sn This refers to the humiliation of being unmarried and childless. The women’s words reflect the cultural standards of ancient Israel, where a woman’s primary duties were to be a wife and mother.