Psalms 33:9

33:9 For he spoke, and it ¹  came into existence,

he issued the decree, ²  and it stood firm.

Psalms 78:23

78:23 He gave a command to the clouds above,

and opened the doors in the sky.

Psalms 119:105

נ (Nun)

119:105 Your word ³  is a lamp to walk by,

and a light to illumine my path. ⁴ 

[33:9]  ¹ tn That is, “all the earth” in the first line of v. 8. The apparent antecedent of the masculine subject of the verbs in v. 9 (note וַיֶּהִי [vayyehiy] and וַיַּעֲמֹד [vayya’amod]) is “earth” or “world,” both of which are feminine nouns. However, כָּל (kol, “all”) may be the antecedent, or the apparent lack of agreement may be explained by the collective nature of the nouns involved here (see GKC 463 §145.e).

[33:9]  ² tn Heb “he commanded.”

[119:105]  ³ tn Many medieval Hebrew mss read the plural (“words”).

[119:105]  ⁴ tn Heb “[is] a lamp for my foot and a light for my path.”