Psalms 9:4

9:4 For you defended my just cause; ¹ 

from your throne you pronounced a just decision. ² 

Psalms 132:11

132:11 The Lord made a reliable promise to David; ³ 

he will not go back on his word. ⁴ 

He said, ⁵  “I will place one of your descendants ⁶  on your throne.

[9:4]  ¹ tn Heb “for you accomplished my justice and my legal claim.”

[9:4]  ² tn Heb “you sat on a throne [as] one who judges [with] righteousness.” The perfect verbal forms in v. 4 probably allude to a recent victory (see vv. 5-7). Another option is to understand the verbs as describing what is typical (“you defend…you sit on a throne”).

[132:11]  ³ tn Heb “the Lord swore an oath to David [in] truth.”

[132:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “he will not turn back from it.”

[132:11]  ⁵ tn The words “he said” are supplied in the translation to clarify that what follows are the Lord’s words.

[132:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “the fruit of your body.”