21:3 For you bring him 1 rich 2 blessings; 3
you place a golden crown on his head.
65:11 You crown the year with your good blessings, 4
and you leave abundance in your wake. 5
89:39 You have repudiated 6 your covenant with your servant; 7
you have thrown his crown to the ground. 8
1 tn Or “meet him [with].”
2 tn Heb “good.”
3 sn You bring him rich blessings. The following context indicates that God’s “blessings” include deliverance/protection, vindication, sustained life, and a long, stable reign (see also Pss 3:8; 24:5).
4 tn Heb “your good,” which refers here to agricultural blessings.
5 tn Heb “and your paths drip with abundance.”
6 tn The Hebrew verb appears only here and in Lam 2:7.
7 tn Heb “the covenant of your servant.”
8 tn Heb “you dishonor [or “desecrate”] on the ground his crown.”