Psalms 37:2

37:2 For they will quickly dry up like grass,

and wither away like plants. ¹ 

Psalms 147:15

147:15 He ²  sends his command through the earth; ³ 

swiftly his order reaches its destination. ⁴ 

Psalms 31:2

31:2 Listen to me! ⁵ 

Quickly deliver me!

Be my protector and refuge, ⁶ 

a stronghold where I can be safe! ⁷ 

[37:2]  ¹ tn Heb “like green vegetation.”

[147:15]  ² tn Heb “the one who.”

[147:15]  ³ tn Heb “the one who sends his word, the earth.” The Hebrew term אֶרֶץ (’erets, “earth”) is an adverbial accusative; one must supply a preposition before it (such as “through” or “to”) in the English translation.

[147:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “swiftly his word runs.”

[31:2]  ³ tn Heb “turn toward me your ear.”

[31:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “become for me a rocky summit of refuge.”

[31:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “a house of strongholds to deliver me.”