Discovery Box| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 105:1) |
1 sn Psalm 105. The psalmist summons Israel to praise God because he delivered his people from Egypt in fulfillment of his covenantal promises to Abraham. A parallel version of vv. God%27s&tab=notes" ver="">1-15 appears in 1 Chr 16:8-22. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 107:38) |
1 tn “Bless” here carries the nuance “endue with sexual potency, make fertile.” See Gen 1:28, where the statement “he blessed them” directly precedes the command “be fruitful and populate the earth” (see also God%27s&tab=notes" ver="">1:22). The verb “bless” carries this same nuance in Gen 17:16 (where God’s blessing of Sarai imparts to her the capacity to bear a child); God%27s&tab=notes" ver="">48:16 (where God’s blessing of Joseph’s sons is closely associated with their having numerous descendants); and Deut 7:13 (where God’s blessing is associated with fertility in general, including numerous descendants). See also Gen 49:25 (where Jacob uses the noun derivative in referring to “blessings of the breast and womb,” an obvious reference to fertility) and Gen 27:27 (where the verb is used of a field to which God has given the capacity to produce vegetation). |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 108:13) |
1 tn Heb “in God we will accomplish strength.” The statement refers here to military success (see Num 24:18; 1 Sam 14:48; Pss 60:12; 118:16-16). |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 112:1) |
4 tn Heb “in his commands he delights very much.” The words “in keeping” are supplied in the translation for clarification. Taking delight in the law is metonymic here for obeying God’s moral will. See Ps 1:2. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 114:4) |
1 sn The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. This may recall the theophany at Sinai when the mountain shook before God’s presence (Exod 19:18). |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 116:1) |
1 sn Psalm 116. The psalmist thanks the Lord for delivering him from a life threatening crisis and promises to tell the entire covenant community what God has done for him. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 119:16) |
1 tn The imperfects in this verse emphasize the attitude the psalmist maintains toward God’s law. Another option is to translate with the future tense, “I will find delight…I will not forget.” |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 119:24) |
1 tn Heb “men of my counsel.” That is, God’s rules are like advisers to the psalmist, for they teach him how to live in a godly manner that refutes the accusations of his enemies. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 119:29) |
2 tn Heb “be gracious to me.” The verb is used metonymically here for “graciously giving” the law. (See Gen 33:5, where Jacob uses this verb in describing how God had graciously given him children.) |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 119:73) |
1 tn Heb “made me and established me.” The two verbs also appear together in Deut 32:6, where God, compared to a father, is said to have “made and established” Israel. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 119:82) |
1 tn Heb “my eyes fail for your word.” The psalmist has intently kept his eyes open, looking for God to intervene, but now his eyes are watery and bloodshot, impairing his vision. See Ps 69:3. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 119:96) |
1 tn Heb “to every perfection I have seen an end, your command is very wide.” God’s law is beyond full comprehension, which is why the psalmist continually studies it (vv. God%27s&tab=notes" ver="">95, 97). |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 119:123) |
1 tn Heb “my eyes fail for your deliverance.” The psalmist has intently kept his eyes open, looking for God to intervene, but now his eyes are watery and bloodshot, impairing his vision. See the similar phrase in v. God%27s&tab=notes" ver="">82. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 119:127) |
1 tn “For this reason” connects logically with the statement made in v. God%27s&tab=notes" ver="">126. Because the judgment the psalmist fears (see vv. God%27s&tab=notes" ver="">119-120) is imminent, he remains loyal to God’s law. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 119:132) |
1 tn Heb “according to custom toward the lovers of your name.” The “lovers of” God’s “name” are the |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 119:160) |
1 tn Heb “the head of your word is truth, and forever [is] all your just regulation.” The term “head” is used here of the “sum total” of God’s instructions. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 119:161) |
1 tn Heb “and because of your instructions my heart trembles.” The psalmist’s healthy “fear” of the consequences of violating God’s instructions motivates him to obey them. See v. God%27s&tab=notes" ver="">120. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 128:2) |
1 tn The psalmist addresses the representative God-fearing man, as indicated by the references to “your wife” (v. God%27s&tab=notes" ver="">3) and “the man” (v. God%27s&tab=notes" ver="">4), as well as the second masculine singular pronominal and verbal forms in vv. God%27s&tab=notes" ver="">2-6. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 130:3) |
2 tn The words “before you” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The psalmist must be referring to standing before God’s judgment seat. The rhetorical question expects the answer, “No one.” |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Psa 136:1) |
1 sn Psalm 136. In this hymn the psalmist affirms that God is praiseworthy because of his enduring loyal love, sovereign authority, and compassion. Each verse of the psalm concludes with the refrain “for his loyal love endures.” |
