Psalms 25:14

25:14 The Lord’s loyal followers receive his guidance, ¹ 

and he reveals his covenantal demands to them. ² 

Psalms 55:14

55:14 We would share personal thoughts with each other; ³ 

in God’s temple we would walk together among the crowd.

Psalms 145:7

145:7 They will talk about the fame of your great kindness, ⁴ 

and sing about your justice. ⁵ 

[25:14]  ¹ tn Heb “the advice of the Lord belongs to those who fear him.”

[25:14]  ² tn Heb “and his covenant, to make them know.”

[55:14]  ³ tn Heb “who together we would make counsel sweet.” The imperfect verbal forms here and in the next line draw attention to the ongoing nature of the actions (the so-called customary use of the imperfect). Their relationship was characterized by such intimacy and friendship. See IBHS 502-3 §31.2b.

[145:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “the fame of the greatness of your goodness.”

[145:7]  ⁶ tn The prefixed verbal forms in v. 7 are understood as imperfects, indicating how the psalmist expects his audience to respond to his praise. Another option is to take the forms as jussives, indicating the psalmist’s wish, “may they talk…and sing.”