Psalms 91:14

91:14 The Lord says, ¹ 

“Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him;

I will protect him ²  because he is loyal to me. ³ 

Psalms 148:4

148:4 Praise him, O highest heaven,

and you waters above the sky! ⁴ 

[91:14]  ¹ tn The words “the Lord says” are supplied in the translation to clarify that the words which follow are the Lord’s oracle of assurance.

[91:14]  ² tn Or “make him secure” (Heb “set him on high”).

[91:14]  ³ tn Heb “because he knows my name” (see Ps 9:10).

[148:4]  ⁴ sn The “water” mentioned here corresponds to the “waters above” mentioned in Gen 1:7. See also Ps 104:3. For a discussion of the picture envisioned by the psalmist, see L. I. J. Stadelmann, The Hebrew Conception of the World, 47.