Psalms 84:9

Context

84:9 O God, take notice of our shield!¹

Show concern for your chosen king!²

Psalms 89:38

Context

89:38 But you have spurned³ and rejected him;

you are angry with your chosen king.⁴

Psalms 132:10

Context

132:10 For the sake of David, your servant,

do not reject your chosen king!⁵

Psalms 89:51

Context

89:51 Your enemies, O Lord, hurl insults;

they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps.⁶

[84:9] ¹tn The phrase “our shield” refers metaphorically to the Davidic king, who, as God’s vice-regent, was the human protector of the people. Note the parallelism with “your anointed one” here and with “our king” in Ps 89:18.

[84:9] ²tn Heb “look [on] the face of your anointed one.” The Hebrew phrase מְשִׁיחֶךָ (mÿshikhekha, “your anointed one”) refers here to the Davidic king (see Pss 2:2; 18:50; 20:6; 28:8; 89:38, 51; 132:10, 17).

[89:38] ³tn The Hebrew construction (conjunction + pronoun, followed by the verb) draws attention to the contrast between what follows and what precedes.

[89:38] ⁴tn Heb “your anointed one.” The Hebrew phrase מְשִׁיחֶךָ (mÿshikhekha, “your anointed one”) refers here to the Davidic king (see Pss 2:2; 18:50; 20:6; 28:8; 84:9; 132:10, 17).

[132:10] ⁵tn Heb “do not turn away the face of your anointed one.”

[89:51] ⁷tn Heb “[by] which your enemies, O Lord, taunt, [by] which they taunt [at] the heels of your anointed one.”