Psalms 65:3-4

65:3 Our record of sins overwhelms me, ¹ 

but you forgive ²  our acts of rebellion.

65:4 How blessed ³  is the one whom you choose,

and allow to live in your palace courts. ⁴ 

May we be satisfied with the good things of your house –

your holy palace. ⁵ 

[65:3]  ¹ tn Heb “the records of sins are too strong for me.”

[65:3]  ² tn Or “make atonement for.”

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

[65:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “[whom] you bring near [so that] he might live [in] your courts.”

[65:4]  ⁵ tn Or “temple.”