Psalms 78:29

78:29 They ate until they were stuffed; ¹ 

he gave them what they desired.

Psalms 78:59

78:59 God heard and was angry;

he completely rejected Israel.

Psalms 105:24

105:24 The Lord ²  made his people very fruitful,

and made them ³  more numerous than their ⁴  enemies.

Psalms 107:38

107:38 He blessed ⁵  them so that they became very numerous.

He would not allow their cattle to decrease in number. ⁶ 

Psalms 116:10

116:10 I had faith when I said,

“I am severely oppressed.”

Psalms 119:4

119:4 You demand that your precepts

be carefully kept. ⁷ 

Psalms 119:107

119:107 I am suffering terribly.

O Lord, revive me with your word! ⁸ 

Psalms 119:138

119:138 The rules you impose are just, ⁹ 

and absolutely reliable.

Psalms 119:140

119:140 Your word is absolutely pure,

and your servant loves it!

Psalms 119:167

119:167 I keep your rules;

I love them greatly.

[78:29]  ¹ tn Heb “and they ate and were very satisfied.”

[105:24]  ² tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[105:24]  ³ tn Heb “him,” referring to “his people.”

[105:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “his,” referring to “his people.”

[107:38]  ³ tn “Bless” here carries the nuance “endue with sexual potency, make fertile.” See Gen 1:28, where the statement “he blessed them” directly precedes the command “be fruitful and populate the earth” (see also 1:22). The verb “bless” carries this same nuance in Gen 17:16 (where God’s blessing of Sarai imparts to her the capacity to bear a child); 48:16 (where God’s blessing of Joseph’s sons is closely associated with their having numerous descendants); and Deut 7:13 (where God’s blessing is associated with fertility in general, including numerous descendants). See also Gen 49:25 (where Jacob uses the noun derivative in referring to “blessings of the breast and womb,” an obvious reference to fertility) and Gen 27:27 (where the verb is used of a field to which God has given the capacity to produce vegetation).

[107:38]  ⁴ tn The verbal form in this line appears to be an imperfect, which may be taken as customary (drawing attention to typical action in a past time frame) or as generalizing (in which case one should use the English present tense, understanding a move from narrative to present reality).

[119:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “you, you commanded your precepts, to keep, very much.”

[119:107]  ⁵ tn Heb “according to your word.”

[119:138]  ⁶ tn Heb “you commanded [in] justice your rules.”