59:16 He sees there is no advocate; 1
he is shocked 2 that no one intervenes.
So he takes matters into his own hands; 3
his desire for justice drives him on. 4
64:4 Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, 5
no eye has seen any God besides you,
who intervenes for those who wait for him.
44:23 Shout for joy, O sky, for the Lord intervenes; 6
shout out, you subterranean regions 7 of the earth.
O mountains, give a joyful shout;
you too, O forest and all your trees! 8
For the Lord protects 9 Jacob;
he reveals his splendor through Israel. 10
1 tn Heb “man” (so KJV, ASV); TEV “no one to help.”
2 tn Or “appalled” (NAB, NIV, NRSV), or “disgusted.”
3 tn Heb “and his arm delivers for him.”
4 tn Heb “and his justice [or “righteousness”] supports him.”
5 tn Heb “from ancient times they have not heard, they have not listened.”
6 tn Heb “acts”; NASB, NRSV “has done it”; NLT “has done this wondrous thing.”
7 tn Heb “lower regions.” This refers to Sheol and forms a merism with “sky” in the previous line. See Pss 63:9; 71:20.
8 tn Heb “O forest and all the trees in it”; NASB, NRSV “and every tree in it.”
9 tn Heb “redeems.” See the note at 41:14.
10 tn That is, by delivering Israel. Cf. NCV “showed his glory when he saved Israel”; TEV “has shown his greatness by saving his people Israel.”