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 95:8

95:8 He says, ⁹  “Do not be stubborn like they were at Meribah, ¹⁰ 

like they were that day at Massah ¹¹  in the wilderness, ¹² 

Psalms 103:15

103:15 A person’s life is like grass. ¹³ 

Like a flower in the field it flourishes,

Psalms 128:5

128:5 May the Lord bless you ¹⁴  from Zion,

that you might see ¹⁵  Jerusalem ¹⁶  prosper

all the days of your life,

Psalms 146:4

146:4 Their life’s breath departs, they return to the ground;

on that day their plans die. ¹⁷ 

[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.”

[95:8]  ⁹ tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation to clarify that the following words are spoken by the Lord (see vv. 9-11).

[95:8]  ¹⁰ sn The name Meribah means “strife.” Two separate but similar incidents at Meribah are recorded in the Pentateuch (Exod 17:1-7; Num 20:1-13, see also Pss 81:7; 106:32). In both cases the Israelites complained about lack of water and the Lord miraculously provided for them.

[95:8]  ¹¹ sn The name Massah means “testing.” This was another name (along with Meribah) given to the place where Israel complained following the Red Sea Crossing (see Exod 17:1-7, as well as Deut 6:16; 9:22; 33:8).

[95:8]  ¹² tn Heb “do not harden your heart[s] as [at] Meribah, as [in] the day of Massah in the wilderness.”

[103:15]  ¹¹ 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]  ¹³ 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]  ¹⁴ tn The imperative with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding jussive.

[128:5]  ¹⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[146:4]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “his spirit goes out, it returns to his ground; in that day his plans die.” The singular refers to the representative man mentioned in v. 3b.