Psalms 69:35

69:35 For God will deliver Zion

and rebuild the cities of Judah,

and his people ¹  will again live in them and possess Zion. ² 

Psalms 22:27

22:27 Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the Lord and turn to him! ³ 

Let all the nations ⁴  worship you! ⁵ 

[69:35]  ¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (God’s people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[69:35]  ² tn Heb “it.” The third feminine singular pronominal suffix probably refers to “Zion” (see Pss 48:12; 102:14); thus the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:27]  ³ tn Heb “may all the ends of the earth remember and turn to the Lord.” The prefixed verbal forms in v. 27 are understood as jussives (cf. NEB). Another option (cf. NIV, NRSV) is to take the forms as imperfects and translate, “all the people of the earth will acknowledge and turn…and worship.” See vv. 29-32.

[22:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “families of the nations.”

[22:27]  ⁵ tn Heb “before you.”