Psalms 80:3

80:3 O God, restore us!

Smile on us! ¹  Then we will be delivered! ² 

Psalms 80:7

80:7 O God, invincible warrior, ³  restore us!

Smile on us! ⁴  Then we will be delivered! ⁵ 

Psalms 80:19

80:19 O Lord God, invincible warrior, ⁶  restore us!

Smile on us! ⁷  Then we will be delivered! ⁸ 

Psalms 50:2

50:2 From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, ⁹ 

God comes in splendor. ¹⁰ 

Psalms 94:1

Psalm 94 ¹¹ 

94:1 O Lord, the God who avenges!

O God who avenges, reveal your splendor! ¹² 

Deuteronomy 33:2

33:2 He said:

A Historical Review

The Lord came from Sinai

and revealed himself ¹³  to Israel ¹⁴  from Seir.

He appeared in splendor ¹⁵  from Mount Paran,

and came forth with ten thousand holy ones. ¹⁶ 

With his right hand he gave a fiery law ¹⁷  to them.

Job 10:3

10:3 Is it good for you ¹⁸  to oppress, ¹⁹ 

to ²⁰  despise the work of your hands,

while ²¹  you smile ²² 

on the schemes of the wicked?

Isaiah 60:1

Zion’s Future Splendor

60:1 “Arise! Shine! For your light arrives!

The splendor ²³  of the Lord shines on you!

Ezekiel 43:2

43:2 I saw ²⁴  the glory of the God of Israel ²⁵  coming from the east; ²⁶  the sound was like that of rushing water; ²⁷  and the earth radiated ²⁸  his glory.

Daniel 9:17

9:17 “So now, our God, accept ²⁹  the prayer and requests of your servant, and show favor to ³⁰  your devastated sanctuary for your own sake. ³¹ 

Revelation 21:23

21:23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God lights it up, and its lamp is the Lamb.

[80:3]  ¹ tn The idiom “cause your face to shine” probably refers to a smile (see Eccl 8:1), which in turn suggests favor and blessing (see Num 6:25; Pss 4:6; 31:16; 44:3; 67:1; 89:15; Dan 9:17).

[80:3]  ² tn Heb “cause your face to shine in order that we may be delivered.” After the imperative, the cohortative with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose/result.

[80:7]  ³ tn Heb “O God, hosts.” One expects the construct form אֱלֹהֵי before צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot, “hosts”; see Ps 89:9), but יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים (yehvah ’elohim) precedes צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot) in Pss 59:5 and 84:8 as well. See also v. 4 for a similar construction.

[80:7]  ⁴ tn The idiom “cause your face to shine” probably refers to a smile (see Eccl 8:1), which in turn suggests favor and blessing (see Num 6:25; Pss 4:6; 31:16; 44:3; 67:1; 89:15; Dan 9:17).

[80:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “cause your face to shine in order that we may be delivered.” After the imperative, the cohortative with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose/result.

[80:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “O Lord, God, hosts.” One expects the construct form אֱלֹהֵי before צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot, “hosts”; see Ps 89:9), but יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים (yehvah ’elohim) precedes צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot) in Pss 59:5 and 84:8 as well. See also vv. 4, 7, 14 for a similar construction.

[80:19]  ⁷ tn The idiom “cause your face to shine” probably refers to a smile (see Eccl 8:1), which in turn suggests favor and blessing (see Num 6:25; Pss 4:6; 31:16; 44:3; 67:1; 89:15; Dan 9:17).

[80:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “cause your face to shine in order that we may be delivered.” After the imperative, the cohortative with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose/result.

[50:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “the perfection of beauty.”

[50:2]  ¹⁰ tn Or “shines forth.”

[94:1]  ¹¹ sn Psalm 94. The psalmist asks God to judge the wicked and affirms his confidence in God’s justice.

[94:1]  ¹² tn Heb “shine forth” (see Pss 50:2; 80:1).

[33:2]  ¹³ tn Or “rose like the sun” (NCV, TEV).

[33:2]  ¹⁴ tc Heb “to him.” The LXX reads “to us” (לָנוּ [lanu] for לָמוֹ [lamo]), the reading of the MT is acceptable since it no doubt has in mind Israel as a collective singular.

[33:2]  ¹⁵ tn Or “he shone forth” (NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[33:2]  ¹⁶ tc With slight alteration (מִמְרִבַת קָדֵשׁ [mimrivat qadesh] for the MT’s מֵרִבְבֹת קֹדֶשׁ [merivvot qodesh]) the translation would be “from Meribah Kadesh” (cf. NAB, NLT; see Deut 32:51). However, the language of holy war in the immediate context favors the reading of the MT, which views the Lord as accompanied by angelic hosts.

[33:2]  ¹⁷ tc The mispointed Hebrew term אֵשְׁדָּת (’eshdat) should perhaps be construed as אֵשְׁהַת (’eshhat) with Smr.

[10:3]  ¹⁸ tn Or “Does it give you pleasure?” The expression could also mean, “Is it profitable for you?” or “Is it fitting for you?”

[10:3]  ¹⁹ tn The construction uses כִּי (ki) with the imperfect verb – “that you oppress.” Technically, this clause serves as the subject, and “good” is the predicate adjective. In such cases one often uses an English infinitive to capture the point: “Is it good for you to oppress?” The LXX changes the meaning considerably: “Is it good for you if I am unrighteous, for you have disowned the work of your hands.”

[10:3]  ²⁰ tn Heb “that you despise.”

[10:3]  ²¹ tn Now, in the second half of the verse, there is a change in the structure. The conjunction on the preposition followed by the perfect verb represents a circumstantial clause.

[10:3]  ²² tn The Hiphil of the verb יָפַע (yafa’) means “shine.” In this context the expression “you shine upon” would mean “have a glowing expression,” be radiant, or smile.

[60:1]  ²³ tn Or “glory” (so most English versions).

[43:2]  ²⁴ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

[43:2]  ²⁵ sn This same title appears in 8:4; 9:3; 10:19; and 11:22.

[43:2]  ²⁶ sn Earlier Ezekiel had observed God leaving the temple to the east (11:23).

[43:2]  ²⁷ sn See Ezek 1:24; Rev 1:15; 14:2; 19:6.

[43:2]  ²⁸ tn Heb “shone from.”

[9:17]  ²⁹ tn Heb “hear.” Here the verb refers to hearing favorably, accepting the prayer and responding positively.

[9:17]  ³⁰ tn Heb “let your face shine.” This idiom pictures God smiling in favor. See Pss 31:16; 67:1; 80:3, 7, 19.

[9:17]  ³¹ tn Heb “for the sake of my Lord.” Theodotion has “for your sake.” Cf. v. 19.