Psalms 41:10

41:10 As for you, O Lord, have mercy on me and raise me up,

so I can pay them back!” ¹ 

Psalms 71:16

71:16 I will come and tell about ²  the mighty acts of the sovereign Lord.

I will proclaim your justice – yours alone.

Psalms 106:34

106:34 They did not destroy the nations, ³ 

as the Lord had commanded them to do.

Psalms 107:6

107:6 They cried out to the Lord in their distress;

he delivered them from their troubles.

Psalms 107:13

107:13 They cried out to the Lord in their distress;

he delivered them from their troubles.

Psalms 107:19

107:19 They cried out to the Lord in their distress;

he delivered them from their troubles.

Psalms 107:28

107:28 They cried out to the Lord in their distress;

he delivered them from their troubles.

Psalms 119:75

119:75 I know, Lord, that your regulations ⁴  are just.

You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me. ⁵ 

Psalms 119:108

119:108 O Lord, please accept the freewill offerings of my praise! ⁶ 

Teach me your regulations!

Psalms 119:145

ק (Qof)

119:145 I cried out with all my heart, “Answer me, O Lord!

I will observe your statutes.”

Psalms 119:159

119:159 See how I love your precepts!

O Lord, revive me with your loyal love!

Psalms 128:1

Psalm 128 ⁷ 

A song of ascents. ⁸ 

128:1 How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers, ⁹ 

each one who keeps his commands! ¹⁰ 

Psalms 144:3

144:3 O Lord, of what importance is the human race, ¹¹  that you should notice them?

Of what importance is mankind, ¹²  that you should be concerned about them? ¹³ 

[41:10]  ¹ tn The cohortative with prefixed vav (ו) here indicates purpose or result (“Then I will repay them”) after the preceding imperatives.

[71:16]  ² tn Heb “I will come with.”

[106:34]  ³ tn That is, the nations of Canaan.

[119:75]  ⁴ tn In this context (note the second line) the Hebrew term מִשְׁפָּטִים (mishpatim), which so often refers to the regulations of God’s law elsewhere in this psalm, may refer instead to his decisions or disciplinary judgment.

[119:75]  ⁵ tn Heb “and [in] faithfulness you afflicted me.”

[119:108]  ⁵ tn Heb “of my mouth.”

[128:1]  ⁶ sn Psalm 128. The psalmist observes that the godly individual has genuine happiness because the Lord rewards such a person with prosperity and numerous children.

[128:1]  ⁷ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[128:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “every fearer of the Lord.”

[128:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “the one who walks in his ways.”

[144:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “What is mankind?” The singular noun אֱנוֹשׁ (’enosh) is used here in a collective sense and refers to the human race. See Ps 8:5.

[144:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “and the son of man.” The phrase “son of man” is used here in a collective sense and refers to human beings. For other uses of the phrase in a collective or representative manner, see Num 23:19; Ps 146:3; Isa 51:12.

[144:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “take account of him.” The two imperfect verbal forms in v. 4 describe God’s characteristic activity.