Psalms 49:19

49:19 But he will join his ancestors; ¹ 

they will never again see the light of day. ² 

Psalms 78:12

78:12 He did amazing things in the sight of their ancestors,

in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. ³ 

Psalms 78:57

78:57 They were unfaithful ⁴  and acted as treacherously as ⁵  their ancestors;

they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow. ⁶ 

Psalms 95:9

95:9 where your ancestors challenged my authority, ⁷ 

and tried my patience, even though they had seen my work.

[49:19]  ¹ tn Verses 18-19a are one long sentence in the Hebrew text, which reads: “Though he blesses his soul in his life, [saying], ‘And let them praise you, for you do well for yourself,’ it [that is, his soul] will go to the generation of his fathers.” This has been divided into two sentences in the translation for clarity, in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences.

[49:19]  ² tn Heb “light.” The words “of day” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[78:12]  ³ sn The region of Zoan was located in the Egyptian delta, where the enslaved Israelites lived (see Num 13:22; Isa 19:11, 13; 30:4; Ezek 30:14).

[78:57]  ⁵ tn Heb “they turned back.”

[78:57]  ⁶ tn Or “acted treacherously like.”

[78:57]  ⁷ tn Heb “they turned aside like a deceitful bow.”

[95:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “where your fathers tested me.”