Psalms 44:21

44:21 would not God discover it,

for he knows ¹  one’s thoughts? ² 

Psalms 132:9

132:9 May your priests be clothed with integrity! ³ 

May your loyal followers shout for joy!

Psalms 132:16

132:16 I will protect her priests, ⁴ 

and her godly people will shout exuberantly. ⁵ 

Psalms 149:4

149:4 For the Lord takes delight in his people;

he exalts the oppressed by delivering them. ⁶ 

[44:21]  ¹ tn The active participle describes what is characteristically true.

[44:21]  ² tn Heb “would not God search out this, for he knows the hidden things of [the] heart?” The expression “search out” is used metonymically here, referring to discovery, the intended effect of a search. The “heart” (i.e., mind) is here viewed as the seat of one’s thoughts. The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course he would!” The point seems to be this: There is no way the Israelites who are the speakers in the psalm would reject God and turn to another god, for the omniscient God would easily discover such a sin.

[132:9]  ³ tn Or “righteousness.”

[132:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “and her priests I will clothe [with] deliverance.”

[132:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “[with] shouting they will shout.” The infinitive absolute is used to emphasize the verb.

[149:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “he honors the oppressed [with] deliverance.”