33:2 Lord, be merciful to us! We wait for you.
Give us strength each morning! 1
Deliver us when distress comes. 2
42:12 Let them give the Lord the honor he deserves; 3
let them praise his deeds in the coastlands. 4
52:9 In unison give a joyful shout,
O ruins of Jerusalem!
For the Lord consoles his people;
he protects 5 Jerusalem.
1 tn Heb “Be their arm each morning.” “Arm” is a symbol for strength. The mem suffixed to the noun has been traditionally understood as a third person suffix, but this is contrary to the context, where the people speak of themselves in the first person. The mem (מ) is probably enclitic with ellipsis of the pronoun, which can be supplied from the context. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:589, n. 1.
2 tn Heb “[Be] also our deliverance in the time of distress.”
3 tn Heb “Let them ascribe to the Lord glory.”
4 tn Heb “and his praise in the coastlands [or “islands”] let them declare.”
5 tn Or “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.