Psalms 9:16

9:16 The Lord revealed himself;

he accomplished justice;

the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. ¹  (Higgaion. ²  Selah)

Psalms 14:3

14:3 Everyone rejects God; ³ 

they are all morally corrupt. ⁴ 

None of them does what is right, ⁵ 

not even one!

Psalms 37:7

37:7 Wait patiently for the Lord! ⁶ 

Wait confidently ⁷  for him!

Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, ⁸ 

a man who carries out wicked schemes!

Psalms 53:3

53:3 Everyone rejects God; ⁹ 

they are all morally corrupt. ¹⁰ 

None of them does what is right, ¹¹ 

not even one!

Psalms 66:16

66:16 Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God! ¹² 

I will declare what he has done for me.

Psalms 78:4

78:4 we will not hide from their ¹³  descendants.

We will tell the next generation

about the Lord’s praiseworthy acts, ¹⁴ 

about his strength and the amazing things he has done.

Psalms 86:17

86:17 Show me evidence of your favor! ¹⁵ 

Then those who hate me will see it and be ashamed, ¹⁶ 

for you, O Lord, will help me and comfort me. ¹⁷ 

Psalms 101:3

101:3 I will not even consider doing what is dishonest. ¹⁸ 

I hate doing evil; ¹⁹ 

I will have no part of it. ²⁰ 

Psalms 101:7

101:7 Deceitful people will not live in my palace. ²¹ 

Liars will not be welcome in my presence. ²² 

Psalms 109:21

109:21 O sovereign Lord,

intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation! ²³ 

Because your loyal love is good, deliver me!

Psalms 118:15

118:15 They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. ²⁴ 

The Lord’s right hand conquers, ²⁵ 

Psalms 135:6-7

135:6 He does whatever he pleases

in heaven and on earth,

in the seas and all the ocean depths.

135:7 He causes the clouds to arise from the end of the earth,

makes lightning bolts accompany the rain,

and brings the wind out of his storehouses.

Psalms 146:6-7

146:6 the one who made heaven and earth,

the sea, and all that is in them,

who remains forever faithful, ²⁶ 

146:7 vindicates the oppressed, ²⁷ 

and gives food to the hungry.

The Lord releases the imprisoned.

Psalms 147:20

147:20 He has not done so with any other nation;

they are not aware of his regulations.

Praise the Lord!

[9:16]  ¹ tn Heb “by the work of his hands [the] wicked [one] was ensnared. The singular form רָשָׁע (rasha’, “wicked”) is collective or representative here (see vv. 15, 17). The form נוֹקֵשׁ (noqesh) appears to be an otherwise unattested Qal form (active participle) from נָקַשׁ (naqash), but the form should be emended to נוֹקַשׁ (noqash), a Niphal perfect from יָקַשׁ (yaqash).

[9:16]  ² tn This is probably a technical musical term.

[14:3]  ³ tn Heb “everyone turns aside.”

[14:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “together they are corrupt.”

[14:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “there is none that does good.”

[37:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “Be quiet before the Lord!”

[37:7]  ⁶ tc The Hebrew text has וְהִתְחוֹלֵל (vÿhitkholel, Hitpolel of חִיל, khil, “writhe with fear, suffer”) but this idea fits awkwardly here. The text should be changed to וְתוֹחֵל (vÿtokhel; Hiphil of יָחַל, yakhal, “wait”). It appears that the Hebrew text is the product of dittography: (1) the initial וה (vav-he) is accidentally repeated from the preceding word (יְהוָה, yÿhvah) and (2) the final lamed (ל) is accidentally repeated (note the preceding lamed and the initial lamed on the following form, לו).

[37:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “over one who causes his way to be successful.”

[53:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “all of it turns away.” Ps 14:1 has הָכֹּל (hakkol) instead of כֻּלּוֹ, and סָר (sar, “turn aside”) instead of סָג (sag, “turn away”).

[53:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “together they are corrupt.”

[53:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “there is none that does good.”

[66:16]  ⁹ tn Heb “all of the fearers of God.”

[78:4]  ¹¹ tn The pronominal suffix refers back to the “fathers” (“our ancestors,” v. 3).

[78:4]  ¹² tn Heb “to a following generation telling the praises of the Lord.” “Praises” stand by metonymy for the mighty acts that prompt worship. Cf. Ps 9:14.

[86:17]  ¹³ tn Heb “Work with me a sign for good.” The expression “work a sign” also occurs in Judg 6:17.

[86:17]  ¹⁴ tn After the imperative in the preceding line (“work”), the prefixed verb forms with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive indicate purpose or result.

[86:17]  ¹⁵ tn The perfect verbal forms are understood here as dramatic/rhetorical, expressing the psalmist’s certitude that such a sign from the Lord will be followed by his intervention. Another option is to understand the forms as future perfects (“for you, O Lord, will have helped me and comforted me”).

[101:3]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “I will not set before my eyes a thing of worthlessness.”

[101:3]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “the doing of swerving [deeds] I hate.” The Hebrew term סֵטִים (setim) is probably an alternate spelling of שֵׂטִים (setim), which appears in many medieval Hebrew mss. The form appears to be derived from a verbal root שׂוּט (sut, “to fall away; to swerve”; see Ps 40:4).

[101:3]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “it [i.e., the doing of evil deeds] does not cling to me.”

[101:7]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “he will not live in the midst of my house, one who does deceit.”

[101:7]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “one who speaks lies will not be established before my eyes.”

[109:21]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “but you, Lord, Master, do with me for the sake of your name.” Here “name” stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

[118:15]  ²¹ tn Heb “the sound of a ringing shout and deliverance [is] in the tents of the godly.”

[118:15]  ²² tn Heb “does valiantly.” The statement refers here to military success (see Num 24:18; 1 Sam 14:48; Pss 60:12; 108:13).

[146:6]  ²³ tn Heb “the one who guards faithfulness forever.”

[146:7]  ²⁵ tn Heb “executes justice for the oppressed.”