Psalms 72:7

72:7 During his days the godly will flourish; ¹ 

peace will prevail as long as the moon remains in the sky. ² 

Psalms 90:9

90:9 Yes, ³  throughout all our days we experience your raging fury; ⁴ 

the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh. ⁵ 

Psalms 90:14-15

90:14 Satisfy us in the morning ⁶  with your loyal love!

Then we will shout for joy and be happy ⁷  all our days!

90:15 Make us happy in proportion to the days you have afflicted us,

in proportion to the years we have experienced ⁸  trouble!

Psalms 103:15

103:15 A person’s life is like grass. ⁹ 

Like a flower in the field it flourishes,

Psalms 128:5

128:5 May the Lord bless you ¹⁰  from Zion,

that you might see ¹¹  Jerusalem ¹²  prosper

all the days of your life,

[72:7]  ¹ tn Heb “sprout up,” like crops. This verse continues the metaphor of rain utilized in v. 6.

[72:7]  ² tn Heb “and [there will be an] abundance of peace until there is no more moon.”

[90:9]  ³ tn Or “for.”

[90:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “all our days pass by in your anger.”

[90:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “we finish our years like a sigh.” In Ezek 2:10 the word הֶגֶה (hegeh) elsewhere refers to a grumbling or moaning sound. Here a brief sigh or moan is probably in view. If so, the simile pictures one’s lifetime as transient. Another option is that the simile alludes to the weakness that characteristically overtakes a person at the end of one’s lifetime. In this case the phrase could be translated, “we end our lives with a painful moan.”

[90:14]  ⁵ sn Morning is used metaphorically for a time of renewed joy after affliction (see Pss 30:5; 46:5; 49:14; 59:16; 143:8).

[90:14]  ⁶ tn After the imperative (see the preceding line) the cohortatives with the prefixed conjunction indicate purpose/result.

[90:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “have seen.”

[103:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “[as for] mankind, like grass [are] his days.” The Hebrew noun אֱנוֹשׁ (’enosh) is used here generically of human beings. What is said is true of all mankind.

[128:5]  ¹¹ tn The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive of prayer (note the imperatives that are subordinated to this clause in vv. 5b-6a). Having described the blessings that typically come to the godly, the psalmist concludes by praying that this ideal may become reality for the representative godly man being addressed.

[128:5]  ¹² tn The imperative with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding jussive.

[128:5]  ¹³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.