² tn Or “self-confident”; NAB “overconfident.”

³ tn Grk “is sinning, being self-condemned.”

¹ tn Or “self-assured”; NASB, NRSV “who are at ease.”

² sn For poetic effect the psalmist addresses his soul, or inner self.

² sn For poetic effect the psalmist addresses his soul, or inner self.

² sn For poetic effect the psalmist addresses his soul, or inner self.

³ tn The words “self-professed” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁴ sn Israel’s devotion to her idols is inordinate, irrational, and self-destructive.

¹ sn The Lord answers Ephraim’s self-assertion (“I am rich!”) with the self-introduction formula (“I am the Lord your God!”) which introduces judgment oracles and ethical instructions.

² sn The author’s self-designation, the elder, is in keeping with the reticence of the author of the Gospel of John to identify himself. This is the same self-designation used by the author of 3 John.

² sn The author’s self-designation, the elder, is in keeping with the reticence of the author of the Gospel of John to identify himself. This is the same self-designation used by the author of 2 John.

⁴ sn Wicked, self-serving people find destructive speech appealing. They should be rebuked and not tolerated (Lev 19:17).

⁵ sn Perhaps the servant here speaks to his enemies and warns them that they will self-destruct.

² sn Note how often the first person pronoun is present in these verses. The farmer is totally self absorbed.

¹ tn This figurative use operates on a relative scale. God is to be loved more than family or self.

⁵ tn Heb “the Lord, he will seek.” Perhaps this is a self-imprecation in an oath, “may the Lord himself punish us.”

² sn mutilated…covered with blood. This self-mutilation was a mourning rite designed to facilitate Baal’s return from the underworld.

¹ tn The Hebrew word used here is a hapax legomenon. It refers to the self-abasement that accompanies religious sorrow and fasting.

³ tn The word was just used in the positive sense of excellence or majesty; now the exalted nature of the person refers to self-exaltation, or pride.

² tn The metaphor expresses the psalmist’s self-perception, which is based on how others treat him (see the following line).