Psalms 33:13

33:13 The Lord watches ¹  from heaven;

he sees all people. ² 

Psalms 87:1

Psalm 87 ³ 

Written by the Korahites; a psalm, a song.

87:1 The Lord’s city is in the holy hills. ⁴ 

Psalms 89:30

89:30 If his sons reject my law

and disobey my regulations,

[33:13]  ¹ tn The Hebrew perfect verbal forms in v. 13 state general facts.

[33:13]  ² tn Heb “all the sons of men.”

[87:1]  ³ sn Psalm 87. The psalmist celebrates the Lord’s presence in Zion and the special status of its citizens.

[87:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “his foundation [is] in the hills of holiness.” The expression “his foundation” refers here by metonymy to the Lord’s dwelling place in Zion. The “hills” are the ones surrounding Zion (see Pss 125:2; 133:3).