Psalms 71:1

Psalm 71 ¹ 

71:1 In you, O Lord, I have taken shelter!

Never let me be humiliated!

Psalms 78:18

78:18 They willfully challenged God ² 

by asking for food to satisfy their appetite.

Psalms 78:34

78:34 When he struck them down, ³  they sought his favor; ⁴ 

they turned back and longed for God.

Psalms 78:41

78:41 They again challenged God, ⁵ 

and offended ⁶  the Holy One of Israel. ⁷ 

Psalms 106:14

106:14 In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving ⁸  for meat; ⁹ 

they challenged God ¹⁰  in the desert.

Psalms 106:21

106:21 They rejected ¹¹  the God who delivered them,

the one who performed great deeds in Egypt,

Psalms 119:10

119:10 With all my heart I seek you.

Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

Psalms 119:31

119:31 I hold fast ¹²  to your rules.

O Lord, do not let me be ashamed!

Psalms 119:59

119:59 I consider my actions ¹³ 

and follow ¹⁴  your rules.

Psalms 119:122

119:122 Guarantee the welfare of your servant! ¹⁵ 

Do not let the arrogant oppress me!

Psalms 149:6

149:6 May they praise God

while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand, ¹⁶ 

[71:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 71. The psalmist prays for divine intervention and expresses his confidence that God will protect and vindicate him. The first three verses are very similar to Ps 31:1-3a.

[78:18]  ² tn Heb “and they tested God in their heart.” The “heart” is viewed here as the center of their volition.

[78:34]  ³ tn Or “killed them,” that is, killed large numbers of them.

[78:34]  ⁴ tn Heb “they sought him.”

[78:41]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they returned and tested God.” The Hebrew verb שׁוּב (shuv, “to return”) is used here in an adverbial sense to indicate that an earlier action was repeated.

[78:41]  ⁵ tn Or “wounded, hurt.” The verb occurs only here in the OT.

[78:41]  ⁶ sn The basic sense of the word “holy” is “set apart from that which is commonplace, special, unique.” The Lord’s holiness is first and foremost his transcendent sovereignty as the ruler of the world. He is “set apart” from the world over which he rules. At the same time his holiness encompasses his moral authority, which derives from his royal position. As king he has the right to dictate to his subjects how they are to live; indeed his very own character sets the standard for proper behavior. This expression is a common title for the Lord in the book of Isaiah.

[106:14]  ⁵ sn They had an insatiable craving. This is described in Num 11:4-35.

[106:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “they craved [with] a craving.”

[106:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “they tested God.”

[106:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “forgot.”

[119:31]  ⁷ tn Or “cling to.”

[119:59]  ⁸ tn Heb “my ways.”

[119:59]  ⁹ tn Heb “and I turn my feet toward.”

[119:122]  ⁹ tn Heb “be surety for your servant for good.”

[149:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “[May] praises of God [be] in their throat, and a two-edged sword in their hand.”