Discovery Box| (0.67052619047619) | (Job 14:5) |
4 tn The word חֹק (khoq) has the meanings of “decree, decision, and limit” (cf. Job 28:26; 38:10). |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Psa 3:4) |
2 sn His holy hill. That is, Zion (see Pss 2:6; 48:1-2). The psalmist recognizes that the |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Psa 5:12) |
4 tn Heb “surround.” In 1 Sam 23:26 the verb describes how Saul and his men hemmed David in as they chased him. |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Psa 7:9) |
5 tn For other uses of the verb in this sense, see Job 7:18; Pss 11:4; 26:2; 139:23. |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Psa 8:5) |
3 sn Honor and majesty. These terms allude to mankind’s royal status as God’s vice-regents (cf. v. 6 and Gen 1:26-30). |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Psa 8:6) |
3 sn Placed everything under their authority. This verse affirms that mankind rules over God’s creation as his vice-regent. See Gen 1:26-30. |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Psa 11:4) |
6 tn For other uses of the verb in this sense, see Job 7:18; Pss 7:9; 26:2; 139:23. |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Psa 18:32) |
1 tn Heb “the God.” The prefixed article emphasizes the |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Psa 46:5) |
4 tn Heb “at the turning of morning.” (For other uses of the expression see Exod 14:27 and Judg 19:26). |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Psa 88:10) |
1 tn Heb “Rephaim,” a term that refers to those who occupy the land of the dead (see Isa 14:9; 26:14, 19). |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Psa 135:4) |
2 sn His special possession. The language echoes Exod 19:5; Deut 7:6; 14:2; 26:18. See also Mal 3:17. |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Psa 143:10) |
4 sn A level land (where one can walk free of obstacles) here symbolizes divine blessing and protection. See Pss 26:12 and 27:11 for similar imagery. |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Psa 144:13) |
4 tn Heb “in outside places.” Here the term refers to pastures and fields (see Job 5:10; Prov 8:26). |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Pro 1:24) |
2 tn The particle יַעַן (ya’an, “because”) introduces a causal clause which forms part of an extended protasis; the apodosis is 1:26. |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Pro 6:19) |
2 sn Dissension is attributed in Proverbs to contentious people (21:9; 26:21; 25:24) who have a short fuse (15:8). |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Pro 20:26) |
2 tn The king has the wisdom/ability to destroy evil from his kingdom. See also D. W. Thomas, “Proverbs 20:26,” JTS 15 (1964): 155-56. |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Pro 23:28) |
3 sn Verses 26-28 comprise the seventeenth saying; it warns the young person to follow the instructions about temptations because there are plenty of temptresses lurking about. |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Pro 26:1) |
2 sn The first twelve verses of this chapter, Prov 26:1-12, are sometimes called “the Book of Fools” because they deal with the actions of fools. |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Isa 5:26) |
2 tn Heb “he.” Singular forms are used throughout vv. 26-30 to describe this nation, but for stylistic reasons the translation uses the plural for these collective singulars. |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Jer 18:18) |
3 sn These are the three channels through whom God spoke to his people in the OT. See Jer 8:8-10 and Ezek 7:26. |
