20:2 May he send you help from his temple; 1
from Zion may he give you support!
26:8 O Lord, I love the temple where you live, 2
the place where your splendor is revealed. 3
48:9 We reflect on your loyal love, O God,
within your temple.
68:29 as you come out of your temple in Jerusalem! 4
Kings bring tribute to you.
84:4 How blessed 5 are those who live in your temple
and praise you continually! (Selah)
1 tc Heb “from [the] temple.” The third masculine singular pronominal suffix (ן, nun) has probably been accidentally omitted by haplography. Note that the following word begins with a prefixed vav (ו). See P. C. Craigie, Psalms 1-50 (WBC), 184.
2 tn Heb “the dwelling of your house.”
3 tn Heb “the place of the abode of your splendor.”
4 tn Heb “Be strong, O God, [you] who have acted for us, from your temple in Jerusalem.”
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5 tn The Hebrew noun is an abstract plural. The word often refers metonymically to the happiness that God-given security and prosperity produce (see v. 12 and Pss 1:1; 2:12; 34:9; 41:1; 65:4; 89:15; 106:3; 112:1; 127:5; 128:1; 144:15).