Psalms 49:9

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

and not experience death. ² 

Psalms 77:7

77:7 I asked, ³  “Will the Lord reject me forever?

Will he never again show me his favor?

Psalms 78:17

78:17 Yet they continued to sin against him,

and rebelled against the sovereign One ⁴  in the desert.

Psalms 78:32

78:32 Despite all this, they continued to sin,

and did not trust him to do amazing things. ⁵ 

Psalms 84:4

84:4 How blessed ⁶  are those who live in your temple

and praise you continually! (Selah)

Psalms 92:14

92:14 They bear fruit even when they are old;

they are filled with vitality and have many leaves. ⁷ 

[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).

[77:7]  ³ tn As in vv. 4 and 6a, the words of vv. 7-9 are understood as a quotation of what the psalmist said earlier. Therefore the words “I asked” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[78:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “rebelling [against] the Most High.”

[78:32]  ⁷ tn Heb “and did not believe in his amazing deeds.”

[84:4]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew noun is an abstract plural. The word often refers metonymically to the happiness that God-given security and prosperity produce (see v. 12 and Pss 1:1; 2:12; 34:9; 41:1; 65:4; 89:15; 106:3; 112:1; 127:5; 128:1; 144:15).

[92:14]  ¹¹ tn Heb “they are juicy and fresh.”