Psalms 40:8

40:8 I want to do what pleases you, ¹  my God.

Your law dominates my thoughts.” ² 

Psalms 51:18

51:18 Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! ³ 

Fortify ⁴  the walls of Jerusalem! ⁵ 

Psalms 103:21

103:21 Praise the Lord, all you warriors of his, ⁶ 

you servants of his who carry out his desires! ⁷ 

Psalms 145:16

145:16 You open your hand,

and fill every living thing with the food they desire. ⁸ 

Psalms 145:19

145:19 He satisfies the desire ⁹  of his loyal followers; ¹⁰ 

he hears their cry for help and delivers them.

[40:8]  ¹ tn Or “your will.”

[40:8]  ² tn Heb “your law [is] in the midst of my inner parts.” The “inner parts” are viewed here as the seat of the psalmist’s thought life and moral decision making.

[51:18]  ³ tn Heb “do what is good for Zion in your favor.”

[51:18]  ⁴ tn Or “Build.” The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s wish or request.

[51:18]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[103:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “all his hosts.”

[103:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “his attendants, doers of his desire.”

[145:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “[with what they] desire.”

[145:19]  ⁹ tn In this context “desire” refers to the followers’ desire to be delivered from wicked enemies.

[145:19]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the desire of those who fear him, he does.”