Psalms 9:14

9:14 Then I will ¹  tell about all your praiseworthy acts; ² 

in the gates of Daughter Zion ³  I will rejoice because of your deliverance.” ⁴ 

Psalms 45:9-10

45:9 Princesses ⁵  are among your honored guests, ⁶ 

your bride ⁷  stands at your right hand, wearing jewelry made with gold from Ophir. ⁸ 

45:10 Listen, O princess! ⁹ 

Observe and pay attention! ¹⁰ 

Forget your homeland ¹¹  and your family! ¹² 

Psalms 137:8

137:8 O daughter Babylon, soon to be devastated! ¹³ 

How blessed will be the one who repays you

for what you dished out to us! ¹⁴ 

[9:14]  ¹ tn Or “so that I might.”

[9:14]  ² tn Heb “all your praise.” “Praise” stands by metonymy for the mighty acts that prompt it.

[9:14]  ³ sn Daughter Zion is an idiomatic title for Jerusalem. It appears frequently in the prophets, but only here in the psalms.

[9:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “in your deliverance.”

[45:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “daughters of kings.”

[45:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “valuable ones.” The form is feminine plural.

[45:9]  ⁷ tn This rare Hebrew noun apparently refers to the king’s bride, who will soon be queen (see Neh 2:6). The Aramaic cognate is used of royal wives in Dan 5:2-3, 23.

[45:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “a consort stands at your right hand, gold of Ophir.”

[45:10]  ⁹ tn Heb “daughter.” The Hebrew noun בת (“daughter”) can sometimes refer to a young woman in a general sense (see H. Haag, TDOT 2:334).

[45:10]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “see and turn your ear.” The verb רָאָה (ra’ah, “see”) is used here of mental observation.

[45:10]  ¹¹ tn Heb “your people.” This reference to the “people” of the princess suggests she was a foreigner. Perhaps the marriage was arranged as part of a political alliance between Israel (or Judah) and a neighboring state. The translation “your homeland” reflects such a situation.

[45:10]  ¹² tn Heb “and the house of your father.”

[137:8]  ¹³ tn Heb “O devastated daughter of Babylon.” The psalmist dramatically anticipates Babylon’s demise.

[137:8]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “O the happiness of the one who repays you your wage which you paid to us.”