Discovery Box| (0.5693411) | (Psa 49:1) |
2 tn The rare noun חָלֶד (kheled, “world”) occurs in Ps 17:14 and perhaps also in Isa 38:11 (see the note on “world” there). |
| (0.5693411) | (Psa 51:11) |
2 sn Your Holy Spirit. The personal Spirit of God is mentioned frequently in the OT, but only here and in Isa 63:10-11 is he called “your/his Holy Spirit.” |
| (0.5693411) | (Psa 53:1) |
5 sn There is no God. This statement is probably not a philosophical assertion that God does not exist, but rather a confident affirmation that he is unconcerned about how men live morally and ethically (see Ps 10:4, 11). |
| (0.5693411) | (Psa 56:10) |
2 tn The phrase “in the |
| (0.5693411) | (Psa 69:36) |
1 tn Heb “the lovers of his name.” The phrase refers to those who are loyal to God (cf. v. 35). See Pss 5:11; 119:132; Isa 56:6. |
| (0.5693411) | (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). |
| (0.5693411) | (Psa 78:12) |
1 sn The region of Zoan was located in the Egyptian delta, where the enslaved Israelites lived (see Num 13:22; Isa 19:11, 13; 30:4; Ezek 30:14). |
| (0.5693411) | (Psa 80:13) |
2 tn The precise referent of the Hebrew word translated “insects,” which occurs only here and in Ps 50:11, is uncertain. Aramaic, Arabic, and Akkadian cognates refer to insects, such as locusts or crickets. |
| (0.5693411) | (Psa 86:11) |
1 tn Heb “teach me your way.” The |
| (0.5693411) | (Psa 90:10) |
5 tn Heb “it passes quickly.” The subject of the verb is probably “their pride” (see the preceding line). The verb גּוּז (guz) means “to pass” here; it occurs only here and in Num 11:31. |
| (0.5693411) | (Psa 102:6) |
2 tn The Hebrew term כוֹס (khos) refers to a bird (see Lev 11:17; Deut 14:16), probably a type of owl (cf. NIV, REB “owl”; NRSV “little owl”). |
| (0.5693411) | (Psa 102:15) |
1 tn Heb “will fear the name of the |
| (0.5693411) | (Psa 108:1) |
1 sn Psalm 108. With some minor variations, this psalm is a composite of Ps 57:7-11 (see vv. 1-5) and Ps 60:5-12 (see vv. 6-13). |
| (0.5693411) | (Psa 109:23) |
1 tn Heb “like a shadow when it is extended I go.” He is like a late afternoon shadow made by the descending sun that will soon be swallowed up by complete darkness. See Ps 102:11. |
| (0.5693411) | (Psa 110:1) |
5 sn When the Lord made his covenant with David, he promised to subdue the king’s enemies (see 2 Sam 7:9-11; Ps 89:22-23). |
| (0.5693411) | (Psa 114:8) |
1 sn In v. 8 the psalmist recalls the event(s) recorded in Exod 17:6 and/or Num 20:11 (see also Deut 8:15 and Ps 78:15-16, 20). |
| (0.5693411) | (Psa 119:132) |
1 tn Heb “according to custom toward the lovers of your name.” The “lovers of” God’s “name” are the |
| (0.5693411) | (Psa 139:13) |
3 tn The Hebrew verb סָכַךְ (sakhakh, “to weave together”) is an alternate form of שָׂכַךְ (sakhakh, “to weave”) used in Job 10:11. |
| (0.5693411) | (Psa 143:11) |
2 tn The imperfect verbal forms in vv. 11-12a are understood as expressing the psalmist’s desire. Note the petitionary tone of vv. 7-10a. |
| (0.5693411) | (Psa 144:4) |
2 tn Heb “his days [are] like a shadow that passes away,” that is, like a late afternoon shadow made by the descending sun that will soon be swallowed up by complete darkness. See Ps 102:11. |
