Psalms 16:5

16:5 Lord, you give me stability and prosperity; ¹ 

you make my future secure. ² 

Psalms 37:5

37:5 Commit your future to the Lord! ³ 

Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf. ⁴ 

Psalms 41:13

41:13 The Lord God of Israel deserves praise ⁵ 

in the future and forevermore! ⁶ 

We agree! We agree! ⁷ 

Psalms 85:5

85:5 Will you stay mad at us forever?

Will you remain angry throughout future generations? ⁸ 

Psalms 89:4

89:4 ‘I will give you an eternal dynasty ⁹ 

and establish your throne throughout future generations.’” ¹⁰  (Selah)

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¹ tn Heb “O Lord, the portion of my possession and my cup”; or “the Lord [is] the portion of my possession and my cup.” The psalmist compares the Lord to landed property, which was foundational to economic stability in ancient Israel, and to a cup of wine, which may symbolize a reward (in Ps 11:6 it symbolizes the judgment one deserves) or divine blessing (see Ps 23:5). The metaphor highlights the fact that God is the psalmist’s source of security and prosperity.

² tc Heb “you take hold of my lot.” The form תּוֹמִיךְ (tomikh) should be emended to a participle, תוֹמֵךְ (tomekh). The psalmist pictures the Lord as casting his lot (a method used to allot landed property) for him, thus assuring that he will receive a fertile piece of land (see v. 6). As in the previous line, land represents security and economic stability, thus “you make my future secure.”

³ tn Heb “roll your way upon the Lord.” The noun “way” may refer here to one’s activities or course of life.

⁴ tn Heb “he will act.” Verse 6 explains what is meant; the Lord will vindicate those who trust in him.

⁵ tn Heb “[be] blessed.” See Pss 18:46; 28:6; 31:21.

⁶ tn Heb “from everlasting to everlasting.” See 1 Chr 16:36; Neh 9:5; Pss 90:2; 106:48.

⁷ tn Heb “surely and surely” (אָמֵן וְאָמֵן [’amen vÿ’amen], i.e., “amen and amen”). This is probably a congregational response to the immediately preceding statement about the propriety of praising God.

⁸ tn Heb “Will your anger stretch to a generation and a generation?”

⁹ tn Heb “forever I will establish your offspring.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “and I will build to a generation and a generation your throne.”