Psalms 79:9

79:9 Help us, O God, our deliverer!

For the sake of your glorious reputation, ¹  rescue us!

Forgive our sins for the sake of your reputation! ² 

Psalms 125:3

125:3 Indeed, ³  the scepter of a wicked king ⁴  will not settle ⁵ 

upon the allotted land of the godly.

Otherwise the godly might

do what is wrong. ⁶ 

[79:9]  ¹ tn Heb “the glory of your name.” Here and in the following line “name” stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

[79:9]  ² tn Heb “your name.”

[125:3]  ³ tn Or “for.”

[125:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “a scepter of wickedness.” The “scepter” symbolizes royal authority; when collocated with “wickedness” the phrase refers to an oppressive foreign conqueror.

[125:3]  ⁵ tn Or “rest.”

[125:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “so that the godly might not stretch out their hands in wrongdoing.” A wicked king who sets a sinful example can have an adverse moral and ethical effect on the people he rules.