Discovery Box| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 44:7) |
1 tn Or “have delivered,” if past successes are in view. Another option is to take the perfect as rhetorical, emphasizing that victory is certain (note the use of the imperfect in vv. 5-6). |
| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 44:7) |
2 tn Or “have humiliated,” if past successes are in view. Another option is to take the perfect as rhetorical, emphasizing that victory is certain (note the use of the imperfect in vv. 5-6). |
| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 48:4) |
1 tn The logical connection between vv. 3-4 seems to be this: God is the protector of Zion and reveals himself as the city’s defender – this is necessary because hostile armies threaten the city. |
| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 49:16) |
1 sn When a man becomes rich. Why would people fear such a development? The acquisition of wealth makes individuals powerful and enables them to oppress others (see vv. 5-6). |
| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 51:6) |
1 sn The juxtaposition of two occurrences of “look” in vv. 5-6 draws attention to the sharp contrast between the sinful reality of the psalmist’s condition and the lofty ideal God has for him. |
| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 56:1) |
6 tn Heb “a fighter.” The singular is collective for his enemies (see vv. 5-6). The Qal of לָחַם (lakham, “fight”) also occurs in Ps 35:1. |
| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 60:8) |
1 sn The metaphor of the washbasin, used to rinse one’s hands and feet, suggests that Moab, in contrast to Israel’s elevated position (vv. 6-7), would be reduced to the status of a servant. |
| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 68:33) |
2 tn Heb “he gives his voice a strong voice.” In this context God’s “voice” is the thunder that accompanies the rain (see vv. 8-9, as well as Deut 33:26). |
| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 75:10) |
2 tn Heb “and all the horns of the wicked I will cut off, the horns of the godly will be lifted up.” The imagery of the wild ox’s horn is once more utilized (see vv. 4-5). |
| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 78:5) |
2 tn Heb “which he commanded our fathers to make them known to their sons.” The plural suffix “them” probably refers back to the |
| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 78:9) |
3 sn They retreated. This could refer to the northern tribes’ failure to conquer completely their allotted territory (see Judg 1), or it could refer generally to the typical consequence (military defeat) of their sin (see vv. 10-11). |
| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 89:2) |
2 sn You set up your faithfulness. This may allude to the Lord’s heavenly throne, which symbolizes his just rule and from which the Lord decrees his unconditional promises (see vv. 8, 14). |
| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 89:47) |
2 tn Heb “For what emptiness do you create all the sons of mankind?” In this context the term שָׁוְא (shavah) refers to mankind’s mortal nature and the brevity of life (see vv. 45, 48). |
| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 102:7) |
1 tn This probably refers to the psalmist’s inability to sleep. Another option is to translate, “I keep watch,” in which case it might refer to watching for a response from the |
| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 102:18) |
1 tn The Hebrew text has simply “this,” referring to the anticipated divine intervention on behalf of Zion (vv. 13, 16-17). The referent has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 102:23) |
1 tn Heb “he has afflicted my strength in the way.” The term “way” refers here to the course of the psalmist’s life, which appears to be ending prematurely (vv. 23b-24). |
| (0.57927930769231) | (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. 1-15 appears in 1 Chr 16:8-22. |
| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 108:9) |
1 sn The metaphor of the wash basin, used to rinse one’s hands and feet, suggests that Moab, in contrast to Israel’s elevated position (vv. 7-8), would be reduced to the status of a servant. |
| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 118:26) |
1 sn The people refer here to the psalmist, who enters the |
| (0.57927930769231) | (Psa 119:46) |
1 tn The series of four cohortatives with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive in vv. 46-48 list further consequences of the anticipated positive divine response to the request made in v. 43. |
