Psalms 51:19

51:19 Then you will accept ¹  the proper sacrifices, burnt sacrifices and whole offerings;

then bulls will be sacrificed ²  on your altar. ³ 

Psalms 2:5

2:5 Then he angrily speaks to them

and terrifies them in his rage, ⁴  saying, ⁵ 

Psalms 93:2

93:2 Your throne has been secure from ancient times;

you have always been king. ⁶ 

Psalms 119:92

119:92 If I had not found encouragement in your law, ⁷ 

I would have died in my sorrow. ⁸ 

Psalms 126:2

126:2 At that time we laughed loudly

and shouted for joy. ⁹ 

At that time the nations said, ¹⁰ 

“The Lord has accomplished great things for these people.”

Psalms 119:6

119:6 Then I would not be ashamed,

if ¹¹  I were focused on ¹²  all your commands.

Psalms 40:7

40:7 Then I say,

“Look! I come!

What is written in the scroll pertains to me. ¹³ 

Psalms 56:9

56:9 My enemies will turn back when I cry out to you for help; ¹⁴ 

I know that God is on my side. ¹⁵ 

Psalms 76:7

76:7 You are awesome! Yes, you!

Who can withstand your intense anger? ¹⁶ 

Psalms 96:12

96:12 Let the fields and everything in them celebrate!

Then let the trees of the forest shout with joy

Psalms 19:13

19:13 Moreover, keep me from committing flagrant ¹⁷  sins;

do not allow such sins to control me. ¹⁸ 

Then I will be blameless,

and innocent of blatant ¹⁹  rebellion.

Psalms 69:4

69:4 Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head.

Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, ²⁰  outnumber me. ²¹ 

They make me repay what I did not steal! ²² 

Psalms 89:19

89:19 Then you ²³  spoke through a vision to your faithful followers ²⁴  and said:

“I have energized a warrior; ²⁵ 

I have raised up a young man ²⁶  from the people.

[51:19]  ¹ tn Or “desire, take delight in.”

[51:19]  ² tn Heb “then they will offer up bulls.” The third plural subject is indefinite.

[51:19]  ³ sn Verses 18-19 appear to reflect the exilic period, when the city’s walls lay in ruins and the sacrificial system had been disrupted.

[2:5]  ⁴ sn And terrifies them in his rage. This line focuses on the effect that God’s angry response (see previous line) has on the rebellious kings.

[2:5]  ⁵ tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for clarification to indicate that the speaker is the Lord (cf. RSV, NIV).

[93:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “from antiquity [are] you.” As the context suggests, this refers specifically to God’s royal position, not his personal existence.

[119:92]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “if your law had not been my delight.”

[119:92]  ¹¹ tn Or “my suffering.”

[126:2]  ¹³ tn Heb “then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with a shout.”

[126:2]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “they said among the nations.”

[119:6]  ¹⁶ tn Or “when.”

[119:6]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “I gaze at.”

[40:7]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “in the roll of the scroll it is written concerning me.” Apparently the psalmist refers to the law of God (see v. 8), which contains the commandments God desires him to obey. If this is a distinctly royal psalm, then the psalmist/king may be referring specifically to the regulations of kingship prescribed in Deut 17:14-20. See P. C. Craigie, Psalms 1-50 (WBC), 315.

[56:9]  ²² tn Heb “then my enemies will turn back in the day I cry out.” The Hebrew particle אָז (’az, “then”) is probably used here to draw attention to the following statement.

[56:9]  ²³ tn Heb “this I know, that God is for me.”

[76:7]  ²⁵ tc Heb “and who can stand before you from the time of your anger?” The Hebrew expression מֵאָז (me’az, “from the time of”) is better emended to מֵאֹז (me’oz, “from [i.e., “because of”] the strength of your anger”; see Ps 90:11).

[19:13]  ²⁸ tn Or “presumptuous.”

[19:13]  ²⁹ tn Heb “let them not rule over me.”

[19:13]  ³⁰ tn Heb “great.”

[69:4]  ³¹ tn Heb “[with] a lie.” The Hebrew noun שֶׁקֶר (sheqer, “lie”) is used here as an adverb, “falsely, wrongfully” (see Pss 35:19; 38:19).

[69:4]  ³² tn The Hebrew verb עָצַם (’atsam) can sometimes mean “are strong,” but here it probably focuses on numerical superiority; note the parallel verb רָבַב (ravav, “be many”).

[69:4]  ³³ tn Heb “that which I did not steal, then I restore.” Apparently אָז (’az, “then”) is used here to emphasize the verb that follows.

[89:19]  ³⁴ tn The pronoun “you” refers to the Lord, who is addressed here. The quotation that follows further develops the announcement of vv. 3-4.

[89:19]  ³⁵ tc Many medieval mss read the singular here, “your faithful follower.” In this case the statement refers directly to Nathan’s oracle to David (see 2 Sam 7:17).

[89:19]  ³⁶ tn Heb “I have placed help upon a warrior.”

[89:19]  ³⁷ tn Or perhaps “a chosen one.”