Psalms 55:20

55:20 He ¹  attacks ²  his friends; ³ 

he breaks his solemn promises to them. ⁴ 

Psalms 72:3

72:3 The mountains will bring news of peace to the people,

and the hills will announce justice. ⁵ 

Psalms 73:3

73:3 For I envied those who are proud,

as I observed ⁶  the prosperity ⁷  of the wicked.

Psalms 120:7

120:7 I am committed to peace, ⁸ 

but when I speak, they want to make war. ⁹ 

Psalms 122:6-7

122:6 Pray ¹⁰  for the peace of Jerusalem!

May those who love her prosper! ¹¹ 

122:7 May there be peace inside your defenses,

and prosperity ¹²  inside your fortresses! ¹³ 

Psalms 128:6

128:6 and that you might see ¹⁴  your grandchildren. ¹⁵ 

May Israel experience peace! ¹⁶ 

Psalms 147:14

147:14 He ¹⁷  brings peace to your territory. ¹⁸ 

He abundantly provides for you ¹⁹  the best grain.

[55:20]  ¹ sn He. This must refer to the psalmist’s former friend, who was addressed previously in vv. 12-14.

[55:20]  ² tn Heb “stretches out his hand against.”

[55:20]  ³ tc The form should probably be emended to an active participle (שֹׁלְמָיו, sholÿmayv) from the verbal root שָׁלַם (shalam, “be in a covenant of peace with”). Perhaps the translation “his friends” suggests too intimate a relationship. Another option is to translate, “he attacks those who made agreements with him.”

[55:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “he violates his covenant.”

[72:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “[the] mountains will bear peace to the people, and [the] hills with justice.” The personified mountains and hills probably represent messengers who will sweep over the land announcing the king’s just decrees and policies. See Isa 52:7 and C. A. Briggs and E. G. Briggs, Psalms (ICC), 2:133.

[73:3]  ⁹ tn The imperfect verbal form here depicts the action as continuing in a past time frame.

[73:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “peace” (שָׁלוֹם, shalom).

[120:7]  ¹³ tn Heb “I, peace.”

[120:7]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “they [are] for war.”

[122:6]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “ask [for].”

[122:6]  ¹⁸ tn Or “be secure.”

[122:7]  ²¹ tn or “security.”

[122:7]  ²² tn The psalmist uses second feminine singular pronominal forms to address personified Jerusalem.

[128:6]  ²⁵ tn The imperative with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the jussive in v. 5a.

[128:6]  ²⁶ tn Heb “sons to your sons.”

[128:6]  ²⁷ tn Heb “peace [be] upon Israel.” The statement is understood as a prayer (see Ps 125:5).

[147:14]  ²⁹ tn Heb “the one who.”

[147:14]  ³⁰ tn Heb “he makes your boundary peace.”

[147:14]  ³¹ tn Heb “satisfies you with.”