Psalms 7:12

7:12 If a person ¹  does not repent, God sharpens his sword ² 

and prepares to shoot his bow. ³ 

Psalms 94:15

94:15 For justice will prevail, ⁴ 

and all the morally upright ⁵  will be vindicated. ⁶ 

Psalms 132:11

132:11 The Lord made a reliable promise to David; ⁷ 

he will not go back on his word. ⁸ 

He said, ⁹  “I will place one of your descendants ¹⁰  on your throne.

[7:12]  ¹ tn Heb “If he”; the referent (a person who is a sinner) has been specified in the translation for clarity. The subject of the first verb is understood as the sinner who fails to repent of his ways and becomes the target of God’s judgment (vv. 9, 14-16).

[7:12]  ² tn Heb “if he does not return, his sword he sharpens.” The referent (God) of the pronominal subject of the second verb (“sharpens”) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:12]  ³ tn Heb “his bow he treads and prepares it.” “Treading the bow” involved stepping on one end of it in order to string it and thus prepare it for battle.

[94:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “for judgment will return to justice.”

[94:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “all the pure of heart.” The “heart” is here viewed as the seat of one’s moral character and motives. The “pure of heart” are God’s faithful followers who trust in and love the Lord and, as a result, experience his deliverance (see Pss 7:10; 11:2; 32:11; 36:10; 64:10; 97:11).

[94:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “and after it [are] the pure of heart.”

[132:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “the Lord swore an oath to David [in] truth.”

[132:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “he will not turn back from it.”

[132:11]  ⁹ tn The words “he said” are supplied in the translation to clarify that what follows are the Lord’s words.

[132:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the fruit of your body.”