Psalms 9:10

9:10 Your loyal followers trust in you, ¹ 

for you, Lord, do not abandon those who seek your help. ² 

Psalms 22:5

22:5 To you they cried out, and they were saved;

in you they trusted and they were not disappointed. ³ 

Psalms 32:10

32:10 An evil person suffers much pain, ⁴ 

but the Lord’s faithfulness overwhelms the one who trusts in him. ⁵ 

Psalms 86:2

86:2 Protect me, ⁶  for I am loyal!

O my God, deliver your servant, who trusts in you!

Psalms 91:2

91:2 I say this about the Lord, my shelter and my stronghold,

my God in whom I trust –

Psalms 112:7

112:7 He does not fear bad news.

He ⁷  is confident; he trusts ⁸  in the Lord.

Psalms 125:1

Psalm 125 ⁹ 

A song of ascents. ¹⁰ 

125:1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion;

it cannot be upended and will endure forever.

[9:10]  ¹ tn Heb “and the ones who know your name trust in you.” The construction vav (ו) conjunctive + imperfect at the beginning of the verse expresses another consequence of the statement made in v. 8. “To know” the Lord’s “name” means to be his follower, recognizing his authority and maintaining loyalty to him. See Ps 91:14, where “knowing” the Lord’s “name” is associated with loving him.

[9:10]  ² tn Heb “the ones who seek you.”

[22:5]  ³ tn Or “were not ashamed.”

[32:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “many [are the] pains of evil [one].” The singular form is representative here; the typical evildoer, representative of the larger group of wicked people, is in view.

[32:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “but the one who trusts in the Lord, faithfulness surrounds him.”

[86:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “my life.”

[112:7]  ⁹ tn Heb “his heart,” viewed here as the seat of the volition and emotions (see Ps 108:1).

[112:7]  ¹⁰ tn The passive participle בָּטֻחַ [בָּטוּחַ] (batuakh [batuakh]) expresses a state that results from the subject’s action. See Isa 26:3.

[125:1]  ¹¹ sn Psalm 125. The psalmist affirms his confidence in the Lord’s protection and justice.

[125:1]  ¹² sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.