Psalms 29:11

29:11 The Lord gives ¹  his people strength; ² 

the Lord grants his people security. ³ 

Psalms 111:9

111:9 He delivered his people; ⁴ 

he ordained that his covenant be observed forever. ⁵ 

His name is holy and awesome.

Psalms 125:2

125:2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, ⁶ 

so the Lord surrounds his people,

now and forevermore.

Psalms 148:14

148:14 He has made his people victorious, ⁷ 

and given all his loyal followers reason to praise –

the Israelites, the people who are close to him. ⁸ 

Praise the Lord!

[29:11]  ¹ tn The imperfect verbal forms in v. 11 are either descriptive or generalizing.

[29:11]  ² sn Strength. This probably refers to military power; see the use of the noun in 1 Sam 2:10 and Ps 86:16.

[29:11]  ³ tn Heb “blesses his people with peace.” The Hebrew term שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”) probably refers here to the protection and prosperity experienced by God’s people after the Lord intervenes in battle on their behalf.

[111:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “redemption he sent for his people.”

[111:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “he commanded forever his covenant.”

[125:2]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[148:14]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and he lifted up a horn for his people.” The horn of an ox underlies the metaphor (see Deut 33:17; 1 Kgs 22:11; Ps 92:10). The horn of the wild ox is frequently a metaphor for military strength; the idiom “exalt/lift up the horn” signifies military victory (see 1 Sam 2:10; Pss 75:10; 89:17, 24; 92:10; Lam 2:17). Another option is to take the “horn” as a symbol for the Davidic king, through whom the Lord gives his people military victory.

[148:14]  ¹¹ tn “[there is] praise for all his loyal followers, to the sons of Israel, the people near him.” Here “praise” stands by metonymy for the victory that prompts it.