Psalms 21:13

21:13 Rise up, O Lord, in strength! 1 

We will sing and praise 2  your power!

Psalms 92:9

92:9 Indeed, 3  look at your enemies, O Lord!

Indeed, 4  look at how your enemies perish!

All the evildoers are scattered!

Psalms 93:5

93:5 The rules you set down 5  are completely reliable. 6 

Holiness 7  aptly adorns your house, O Lord, forever. 8 

Psalms 110:2

110:2 The Lord 9  extends 10  your dominion 11  from Zion.

Rule in the midst of your enemies!

1 tn Heb “in your strength,” but English idiom does not require the pronoun.

sn The psalm concludes with a petition to the Lord, asking him to continue to intervene in strength for the king and nation.

2 tn Heb “sing praise.”

3 tn Or “for.”

4 tn Or “for.”

5 tn Traditionally “your testimonies.” The Hebrew noun עֵדוּת (’edut) refers here to the demands of God’s covenant law. See Ps 19:7.

6 sn The rules you set down. God’s covenant contains a clear, reliable witness to his moral character and demands.

7 sn Holiness refers here to God’s royal transcendence (see vv. 1-4), as well as his moral authority and perfection (see v. 5a).

8 tn Heb “for your house holiness is fitting, O Lord, for length of days.”

9 tn Since the Lord is mentioned in the third person (note the use of the first person in v. 1), it is likely that these are the psalmist’s words to the king, not a continuation of the oracle per se.

10 tn The prefixed verbal form is understood here as descriptive-dramatic or as generalizing, though it could be taken as future.

11 tn Heb “your strong scepter,” symbolic of the king’s royal authority and dominion.