Discovery Box| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 68:22) |
1 tn That is, the enemies mentioned in v. 21. Even if they retreat to distant regions, God will retrieve them and make them taste his judgment. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 70:1) |
1 sn Psalm 70. This psalm is almost identical to Ps 40:13-17. The psalmist asks for God’s help and for divine retribution against his enemies. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (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. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 71:19) |
1 tn Heb “your justice, O God, [is] unto the height.” The Hebrew term מָרוֹם (marom, “height”) is here a title for the sky/heavens. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 72:2) |
2 sn These people are called God’s oppressed ones because he is their defender (see Pss 9:12, 18; 10:12; 12:5). |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 73:7) |
2 tn Heb “the thoughts of [their] heart [i.e., mind] cross over” (i.e., violate God’s moral boundary, see Ps 17:3). |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 73:27) |
2 sn The following line defines the phrase far from you in a spiritual sense. Those “far” from God are those who are unfaithful and disloyal to him. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 75:1) |
1 sn Psalm 75. The psalmist celebrates God’s just rule, which guarantees that the godly will be vindicated and the wicked destroyed. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 76:2) |
2 tn Heb “and his place of refuge is in Salem, and his lair in Zion.” God may be likened here to a lion (see v. 4). |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 76:4) |
1 tn Heb “radiant [are] you, majestic from the hills of prey.” God is depicted as a victorious king and as a lion that has killed its victims. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 77:8) |
1 tn Heb “word,” which may refer here to God’s word of promise (note the reference to “loyal love” in the preceding line). |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 78:72) |
1 tn Heb “He”; the referent (David, God’s chosen king, mentioned in v. 70) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 80:1) |
4 sn Reveal your splendor. The psalmist may allude to Deut 33:2, where God “shines forth” from Sinai and comes to superintend Moses’ blessing of the tribes. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 82:1) |
5 sn The picture of God rendering judgment among the gods clearly depicts his sovereign authority as universal king (see v. 8, where the psalmist boldly affirms this truth). |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 82:2) |
1 tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation to indicate that the following speech is God’s judicial decision (see v. 1). |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 82:5) |
1 sn Having addressed the defendants, God now speaks to those who are observing the trial, referring to the gods in the third person. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 84:1) |
1 sn Psalm 84. The psalmist expresses his desire to be in God’s presence in the Jerusalem temple, for the Lord is the protector of his people. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 89:5) |
1 tn As the following context makes clear, the personified “heavens” here stand by metonymy for the angelic beings that surround God’s heavenly throne. |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 89:8) |
1 tn Traditionally “God of hosts.” The title here pictures the |
| (0.50351098039216) | (Psa 90:8) |
2 tn Heb “what we have hidden to the light of your face.” God’s face is compared to a light or lamp that exposes the darkness around it. |
