Psalms 68:15

68:15 The mountain of Bashan ¹  is a towering mountain; ² 

the mountain of Bashan is a mountain with many peaks. ³ 

Psalms 78:10

78:10 They did not keep their covenant with God, ⁴ 

and they refused to obey ⁵  his law.

Psalms 109:21

109:21 O sovereign Lord,

intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation! ⁶ 

Because your loyal love is good, deliver me!

[68:15]  ¹ sn The mountain of Bashan probably refers to Mount Hermon.

[68:15]  ² tn Heb “a mountain of God.” The divine name is probably used here in a superlative sense to depict a very high mountain (“a mountain fit for God,” as it were). Cf. NIV “are majestic mountains”; NRSV “O mighty mountain.”

[68:15]  ³ tn The meaning of the Hebrew term, which appears only here in the OT, is uncertain. HALOT 174 s.v. גַּבְנוֹן suggests “many-peaked,” while BDB 148 s.v. גַּבְנִן suggests “rounded summit.”

[78:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “the covenant of God.”

[78:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “walk in.”

[109:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “but you, Lord, Master, do with me for the sake of your name.” Here “name” stands metonymically for God’s reputation.