Discovery Box| (0.39710063) | (Psa 2:9) |
3 sn Like a potter’s jar. Before the Davidic king’s awesome power, the rebellious nations are like fragile pottery. |
| (0.39710063) | (Psa 29:11) |
2 sn Strength. This probably refers to military power; see the use of the noun in 1 Sam 2:10 and Ps 86:16. |
| (0.39710063) | (Psa 33:8) |
1 tn In this context “fear” probably means “to demonstrate respect for the |
| (0.39710063) | (Psa 37:1) |
3 tn Heb “over sinners.” The context indicates that the psalmist has in mind the apparent power and success of sinners. See v. 7b. |
| (0.39710063) | (Psa 45:2) |
4 tn Or “blesses you forever.” Here “bless” means to “endue with the power and skill to rule effectively,” as the following verses indicate. |
| (0.39710063) | (Psa 66:8) |
1 tn Heb “bless,” in the sense of declaring “God to be the source of…special power” (see HALOT 160 s.v. II ברך pi). |
| (0.39710063) | (Psa 68:1) |
1 sn Psalm 68. The psalmist depicts God as a mighty warrior and celebrates the fact that God exerts his power on behalf of his people. |
| (0.39710063) | (Psa 71:18) |
2 tn Heb “until I declare your arm to a generation, to everyone who comes your power.” God’s “arm” here is an anthropomorphism that symbolizes his great strength. |
| (0.39710063) | (Psa 97:1) |
1 sn Psalm 97. The psalmist depicts the Lord as the sovereign, just king of the world who comes in power to vindicate his people. |
| (0.39710063) | (Pro 19:12) |
3 sn The proverb makes an observation about a king’s power to terrify or to refresh. It advises people to use tact with a king. |
| (0.39710063) | (Pro 21:1) |
2 sn “Hand” in this passage is a personification; the word is frequently used idiomatically for “power,” and that is the sense intended here. |
| (0.39710063) | (Isa 40:10) |
2 tn Heb “his arm rules for him” (so NIV, NRSV). The Lord’s “arm” symbolizes his military power (see Isa 51:9-10; 63:5). |
| (0.39710063) | (Isa 45:14) |
4 sn Restored Israel is depicted here in typical ancient Near Eastern fashion as an imperial power that receives riches and slaves as tribute. |
| (0.39710063) | (Isa 51:9) |
1 tn The arm of the Lord is a symbol of divine military power. Here it is personified and told to arouse itself from sleep and prepare for action. |
| (0.39710063) | (Isa 62:8) |
1 tn The Lord’s right hand and strong arm here symbolize his power and remind the audience that his might guarantees the fulfillment of the following promise. |
| (0.39710063) | (Jer 10:7) |
3 tn Heb “their royalty/dominion.” This is a case of substitution of the abstract for the concrete “royalty, royal power” for “kings” who exercise it. |
| (0.39710063) | (Jer 21:5) |
1 tn Heb “with outstretched hand and with strong arm.” These are, of course, figurative of God’s power and might. He does not literally have hands and arms. |
| (0.39710063) | (Jer 26:14) |
1 tn Heb “And I, behold I am in your hand.” Hand is quite commonly used for “power” or “control” in biblical contexts. |
| (0.39710063) | (Jer 27:5) |
1 tn Heb “by my great power and my outstretched arm.” Again “arm” is symbolical for “strength.” Compare the similar expression in 21:5. |
| (0.39710063) | (Jer 32:17) |
3 tn Heb “by your great power and your outstretched arm.” See 21:5; 27:5 and the marginal note on 27:5 for this idiom. |
