Psalms 45:15

45:15 They are bubbling with joy as they walk in procession

and enter the royal palace. ¹ 

Psalms 65:12

65:12 The pastures in the wilderness glisten with moisture, ² 

and the hills are clothed with joy. ³ 

Psalms 43:4

43:4 Then I will go ⁴  to the altar of God,

to the God who gives me ecstatic joy, ⁵ 

so that I express my thanks to you, ⁶  O God, my God, with a harp.

[45:15]  ¹ tn Heb “they are led with joy and happiness, they enter the house of the king.”

[65:12]  ² tn Heb “drip.”

[65:12]  ³ tn That is, with rich vegetation that brings joy to those who see it.

[43:4]  ³ tn The cohortative expresses the psalmist’s resolve. Prefixed with the vav (ו) conjunctive it also expresses the result or outcome of the preceding verbs “lead” and “escort.”

[43:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “to God, the joy of my happiness.” The phrase “joy of my happiness” employs an appositional genitive. Synonyms are joined in a construct relationship to emphasize the degree of the psalmist’s joy. For a detailed discussion of the grammatical point with numerous examples, see Y. Avishur, “Pairs of Synonymous Words in the Construct State (and in Appositional Hendiadys) in Biblical Hebrew,” Semitics 2 (1971): 17-81.

[43:4]  ⁵ tn The cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive probably indicates purpose (“so that”) or intention.