Psalms 25:12

25:12 The Lord shows his faithful followers

the way they should live. ¹ 

Psalms 128:1

Psalm 128 ² 

A song of ascents. ³ 

128:1 How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers, ⁴ 

each one who keeps his commands! ⁵ 

Psalms 128:4

128:4 Yes indeed, the man who fears the Lord

will be blessed in this way. ⁶ 

[25:12]  ¹ tn Heb “Who is this man, the one who fears the Lord? He will instruct him in the way he should choose.” The singular (note “man”) is representative here (see v. 14, where the plural is used), and has thus been translated as a plural (“followers…they”).

[128:1]  ² sn Psalm 128. The psalmist observes that the godly individual has genuine happiness because the Lord rewards such a person with prosperity and numerous children.

[128:1]  ³ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[128:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “every fearer of the Lord.”

[128:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “the one who walks in his ways.”

[128:4]  ³ tn Heb “look, indeed thus will the man, the fearer of the Lord, be blessed.”