Psalms 8:7

8:7 including all the sheep and cattle,

as well as the wild animals, ¹ 

Psalms 50:11

50:11 I keep track of ²  every bird in the hills,

and the insects ³  of the field are mine.

Psalms 78:12

78:12 He did amazing things in the sight of their ancestors,

in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. ⁴ 

Psalms 78:43

78:43 when he performed his awesome deeds ⁵  in Egypt,

and his acts of judgment ⁶  in the region of Zoan.

Psalms 80:13

80:13 The wild boars of the forest ruin it; ⁷ 

the insects ⁸  of the field feed on it.

Psalms 103:15

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

Like a flower in the field it flourishes,

Psalms 104:11

104:11 They provide water for all the animals in the field;

the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

Psalms 107:37

107:37 They cultivated ¹⁰  fields,

and planted vineyards,

which yielded a harvest of fruit. ¹¹ 

[8:7]  ¹ tn Heb “and also the beasts of the field.”

[50:11]  ² tn Heb “I know.”

[50:11]  ³ tn The precise referent of the Hebrew word, which occurs only here and in Ps 80:13, is uncertain. Aramaic, Arabic and Akkadian cognates refer to insects, such as locusts or crickets.

[78:12]  ³ sn The region of Zoan was located in the Egyptian delta, where the enslaved Israelites lived (see Num 13:22; Isa 19:11, 13; 30:4; Ezek 30:14).

[78:43]  ⁴ tn Or “signs” (see Ps 65:8).

[78:43]  ⁵ tn Or “portents, omens” (see Ps 71:7). The Egyptian plagues are referred to here (see vv. 44-51).

[80:13]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew verb כִּרְסֵם (kirsem, “to eat away; to ruin”) occurs only here in the OT.

[80:13]  ⁶ tn The precise referent of the Hebrew word translated “insects,” which occurs only here and in Ps 50:11, is uncertain. Aramaic, Arabic, and Akkadian cognates refer to insects, such as locusts or crickets.

[103:15]  ⁶ 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.

[107:37]  ⁷ tn Heb “sowed seed in.”

[107:37]  ⁸ tn Heb “fruit [as] produce.”