Psalms 49:9

49:9 so that he might continue to live ¹  forever

and not experience death. ² 

Psalms 69:32

69:32 The oppressed look on – let them rejoice!

You who seek God, ³  may you be encouraged! ⁴ 

Psalms 80:18

80:18 Then we will not turn away from you.

Revive us and we will pray to you! ⁵ 

Psalms 85:6

85:6 Will you not revive us once more?

Then your people will rejoice in you!

Psalms 118:17

118:17 I will not die, but live,

and I will proclaim what the Lord has done. ⁶ 

Psalms 119:93

119:93 I will never forget your precepts,

for by them you have revived me.

Psalms 119:159

119:159 See how I love your precepts!

O Lord, revive me with your loyal love!

Psalms 143:11

143:11 O Lord, for the sake of your reputation, ⁷  revive me! ⁸ 

Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble! ⁹ 

[49:9]  ¹ tn The jussive verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive is taken as indicating purpose/result in relation to the statement made in v. 8. (On this use of the jussive after an imperfect, see GKC 322 §109.f.) In this case v. 8 is understood as a parenthetical comment.

[49:9]  ² tn Heb “see the Pit.” The Hebrew term שַׁחַת (shakhat, “pit”) is often used as a title for Sheol (see Pss 16:10; 30:9; 55:24; 103:4).

[69:32]  ³ sn You who seek God refers to those who seek to have a relationship with God by obeying and worshiping him (see Ps 53:2).

[69:32]  ⁴ tn Heb “may your heart[s] live.” See Ps 22:26.

[80:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “and in your name we will call.”

[118:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “the works of the Lord.”

[143:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

[143:11]  ¹⁰ tn The imperfect verbal forms in vv. 11-12a are understood as expressing the psalmist’s desire. Note the petitionary tone of vv. 7-10a.

[143:11]  ¹¹ tn Heb “by your justice bring out my life from trouble.”