81:13 If only my people would obey me! 1
If only Israel would keep my commands! 2
138:5 Let them sing about the Lord’s deeds, 3
for the Lord’s splendor is magnificent. 4
[81:13] 1 tn Heb “if only my people were listening to me.” The Hebrew particle לוּ (lu, “if not”) introduces a purely hypothetical or contrary to fact condition (see 2 Sam 18:12).
[81:13] 2 tn Heb “[and if only] Israel would walk in my ways.”
[138:5] 3 tn Heb “ways.”
[138:5] 4 tn Heb “great.”
