Psalms 33:15

33:15 He is the one who forms every human heart, ¹ 

and takes note of all their actions.

Psalms 74:6

74:6 And now ²  they are tearing down ³  all its engravings ⁴ 

with axes ⁵  and crowbars. ⁶ 

Psalms 106:35

106:35 They mixed in with the nations

and learned their ways. ⁷ 

Psalms 106:39

106:39 They were defiled by their deeds,

and unfaithful in their actions. ⁸ 

[33:15]  ¹ tn Heb “the one who forms together their heart[s].” “Heart” here refers to human nature, composed of intellect, emotions and will. The precise force of יָחַד (yakhad, “together”) is unclear here. The point seems to be that the Lord is the creator of every human being.

[74:6]  ² tn This is the reading of the Qere (marginal reading). The Kethib (consonantal text) has “and a time.”

[74:6]  ³ tn The imperfect verbal form vividly describes the act as underway.

[74:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “its engravings together.”

[74:6]  ⁵ tn This Hebrew noun occurs only here in the OT (see H. R. Cohen, Biblical Hapax Legomena [SBLDS], 49-50).

[74:6]  ⁶ tn This Hebrew noun occurs only here in the OT. An Akkadian cognate refers to a “pickaxe” (cf. NEB “hatchet and pick”; NIV “axes and hatchets”; NRSV “hatchets and hammers”).

[106:35]  ³ tn Heb “their deeds.”

[106:39]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they committed adultery in their actions.” This means that they were unfaithful to the Lord (see Ps 73:27).