Psalms 95:7-8

95:7 For he is our God;

we are the people of his pasture,

the sheep he owns. ¹ 

Today, if only you would obey him! ² 

95:8 He says, ³  “Do not be stubborn like they were at Meribah, ⁴ 

like they were that day at Massah ⁵  in the wilderness, ⁶ 

Ezekiel 10:6-8

10:6 When the Lord ⁷  commanded the man dressed in linen, “Take fire from within the wheelwork, from among the cherubim,” the man ⁸  went in and stood by one of the wheels. ⁹  10:7 Then one of the cherubim ¹⁰  stretched out his hand ¹¹  toward the fire which was among the cherubim. He took some and put it into the hands of the man dressed in linen, who took it and left. 10:8 (The cherubim appeared to have the form ¹²  of human hands under their wings.)

Proverbs 27:1

27:1 Do not boast ¹³  about tomorrow; ¹⁴ 

for you do not know ¹⁵  what a day may bring forth.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

9:10 Whatever you find to do with your hands, ¹⁶ 

do it with all your might,

because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, ¹⁷ 

the place where you will eventually go. ¹⁸ 

Galatians 1:16

1:16 to reveal his Son in ¹⁹  me so that I could preach him ²⁰  among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from ²¹  any human being, ²² 

[95:7]  ¹ tn Heb “of his hand.”

[95:7]  ² tn Heb “if only you would listen to his voice.” The Hebrew particle אִם (’im, “if”) and following prefixed verbal form here express a wish (cf. Ps 81:8). Note that the apodosis (the “then” clause of the conditional sentence) is suppressed.

[95:8]  ³ tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation to clarify that the following words are spoken by the Lord (see vv. 9-11).

[95:8]  ⁴ sn The name Meribah means “strife.” Two separate but similar incidents at Meribah are recorded in the Pentateuch (Exod 17:1-7; Num 20:1-13, see also Pss 81:7; 106:32). In both cases the Israelites complained about lack of water and the Lord miraculously provided for them.

[95:8]  ⁵ sn The name Massah means “testing.” This was another name (along with Meribah) given to the place where Israel complained following the Red Sea Crossing (see Exod 17:1-7, as well as Deut 6:16; 9:22; 33:8).

[95:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “do not harden your heart[s] as [at] Meribah, as [in] the day of Massah in the wilderness.”

[10:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the man dressed in linen) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “the wheel.”

[10:7]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the cherub.”

[10:7]  ¹¹ tn The Hebrew text adds, “from among the cherubim.”

[10:8]  ¹² tn The Hebrew term is normally used as an architectural term in describing the plan or pattern of the tabernacle or temple or a representation of it (see Exod 25:8; 1 Chr 28:11).

[27:1]  ¹³ tn The form אַל־תִּתְהַלֵּל (’al-tithallel) is the Hitpael jussive negated; it is from the common verb “to praise,” and so in this setting means “to praise oneself” or “to boast.”

[27:1]  ¹⁴ sn The word “tomorrow” is a metonymy of subject, meaning what will be done tomorrow, or in the future in general.

[27:1]  ¹⁵ sn The expression “you do not know” balances the presumption of the first line, reminding the disciple of his ignorance and therefore his need for humility (e.g., Matt 6:34; Luke 12:20; Jas 4:13-16).

[9:10]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “Whatever your hand finds to do.”

[9:10]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “Sheol.”

[9:10]  ¹⁸ tn Or “where you are about to go.”

[1:16]  ¹⁹ tn Or “to me”; the Greek preposition ἐν (en) can mean either, depending on the context.

[1:16]  ²⁰ tn This pronoun refers to “his Son,” mentioned earlier in the verse.

[1:16]  ²¹ tn Or “I did not consult with.” For the translation “I did not go to ask advice from” see L&N 33.175.

[1:16]  ²² tn Grk “from flesh and blood.”