Psalms 36:4

36:4 He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed;

he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; ¹ 

he does not reject what is evil. ² 

Psalms 41:11

41:11 By this ³  I know that you are pleased with me,

for my enemy does ⁴  not triumph ⁵  over me.

Psalms 78:39

78:39 He remembered ⁶  that they were made of flesh,

and were like a wind that blows past and does not return. ⁷ 

Psalms 103:10

103:10 He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; ⁸ 

he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve. ⁹ 

Psalms 118:15-16

118:15 They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. ¹⁰ 

The Lord’s right hand conquers, ¹¹ 

118:16 the Lord’s right hand gives victory, ¹² 

the Lord’s right hand conquers.

[36:4]  ¹ tn Heb “he takes a stand in a way [that is] not good.” The word “way” here refers metaphorically to behavior or life style.

[36:4]  ² tn The three imperfect verbal forms in v. 4 highlight the characteristic behavior of the typical evildoer.

[41:11]  ³ sn By this. Having recalled his former lament and petition, the psalmist returns to the confident mood of vv. 1-3. The basis for his confidence may be a divine oracle of deliverance, assuring him that God would intervene and vindicate him. The demonstrative pronoun “this” may refer to such an oracle, which is assumed here, though its contents are not included. See P. C. Craigie, Psalms 1-50 (WBC), 319, 321.

[41:11]  ⁴ tn Or “will.” One may translate the imperfect verbal form as descriptive (present, cf. NIV) or as anticipatory (future, cf. NEB).

[41:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “shout.”

[78:39]  ⁵ tn The prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) consecutive signals a return to the narrative.

[78:39]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he remembered that they [were] flesh, a wind [that] goes and does not return.”

[103:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “not according to our sins does he do to us.”

[103:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “and not according to our misdeeds does he repay us.”

[118:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “the sound of a ringing shout and deliverance [is] in the tents of the godly.”

[118:15]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “does valiantly.” The statement refers here to military success (see Num 24:18; 1 Sam 14:48; Pss 60:12; 108:13).

[118:16]  ¹¹ tn Heb “exalts.”