104:7 Your shout made the waters retreat;
at the sound of your thunderous voice they hurried off –
119:15 I will meditate on 1 your precepts
and focus 2 on your behavior. 3
122:7 May there be peace inside your defenses,
and prosperity 4 inside your fortresses! 5
139:7 Where can I go to escape your spirit?
Where can I flee to escape your presence? 6
1 tn The cohortative verbal forms in this verse express the psalmist’s resolve.
2 tn Heb “gaze [at].”
3 tn Heb “ways” (referring figuratively to God’s behavior here).
4 tn or “security.”
5 tn The psalmist uses second feminine singular pronominal forms to address personified Jerusalem.
6 tn Heb “Where can I go from your spirit, and where from your face can I flee?” God’s “spirit” may refer here (1) to his presence (note the parallel term, “your face,” and see Ps 104:29-30, where God’s “face” is his presence and his “spirit” is the life-giving breath he imparts) or (2) to his personal Spirit (see Ps 51:10).