Psalms 76:2

76:2 He lives in Salem; ¹ 

he dwells in Zion. ² 

Psalms 99:2

99:2 The Lord is elevated ³  in Zion;

he is exalted over all the nations.

Psalms 102:21

102:21 so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion,

and praise him ⁴  in Jerusalem, ⁵ 

Psalms 132:13

132:13 Certainly ⁶  the Lord has chosen Zion;

he decided to make it his home. ⁷ 

Psalms 65:1

Psalm 65 ⁸ 

For the music director; a psalm of David, a song.

65:1 Praise awaits you, ⁹  O God, in Zion.

Vows made to you are fulfilled.

Psalms 84:7

84:7 They are sustained as they travel along; ¹⁰ 

each one appears ¹¹  before God in Zion.

[76:2]  ¹ sn Salem is a shorter name for Jerusalem (see Gen 14:18).

[76:2]  ² tn Heb “and his place of refuge is in Salem, and his lair in Zion.” God may be likened here to a lion (see v. 4).

[99:2]  ³ tn Heb “great.”

[102:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “his praise.”

[102:21]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[132:13]  ⁷ tn Or “for.”

[132:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “he desired it for his dwelling place.”

[65:1]  ⁹ sn Psalm 65. The psalmist praises God because he forgives sin and blesses his people with an abundant harvest.

[65:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “for you, silence, praise.” Many prefer to emend the noun דֻּמִיָּה (dumiyyah, “silence”) to a participle דּוֹמִיָּה (domiyyah), from the root דָּמָה (damah, “be silent”), understood here in the sense of “wait.”

[84:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “they go from strength to strength.” The phrase “from strength to strength” occurs only here in the OT. With a verb of motion, the expression “from [common noun] to [same common noun]” normally suggests movement from one point to another or through successive points (see Num 36:7; 1 Chr 16:20; 17:5; Ps 105:13; Jer 25:32). Ps 84:7 may be emphasizing that the pilgrims move successively from one “place of strength” to another as they travel toward Jerusalem. All along the way they find adequate provisions and renewed energy for the trip.

[84:7]  ¹² tn The psalmist returns to the singular (see v. 5a), which he uses in either a representative or distributive (“each one” ) sense.