Psalms 22:30

22:30 A whole generation ¹  will serve him;

they will tell the next generation about the sovereign Lord. ² 

Psalms 97:11

97:11 The godly bask in the light;

the morally upright experience joy. ³ 

Psalms 105:6

105:6 O children ⁴  of Abraham, ⁵  God’s ⁶  servant,

you descendants ⁷  of Jacob, God’s ⁸  chosen ones!

Psalms 22:23

22:23 You loyal followers of the Lord, ⁹  praise him!

All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!

All you descendants of Israel, stand in awe of him! ¹⁰ 

[22:30]  ¹ tn Heb “offspring.”

[22:30]  ² tn Heb “it will be told concerning the Lord to the generation.” The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[97:11]  ³ tn Heb “Light is planted for the godly, and for the upright of heart joy.” The translation assumes an emendation of זָרַע (zara’, “planted”) to זָרַח (zara’, “shines”) which collocates more naturally with “light.” “Light” here symbolizes the joy (note the following line) that accompanies deliverance and the outpouring of divine favor.

[105:6]  ⁵ tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

[105:6]  ⁶ tc Some mss have “Israel,” which appears in the parallel version of this psalm in 1 Chr 16:13.

[105:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[105:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “sons.”

[105:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “[you] fearers of the Lord.” See Ps 15:4.

[22:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “fear him.”