22:3 You are holy;
you sit as king receiving the praises of Israel. 1
69:12 Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me;
drunkards mock me in their songs. 2
137:1 By the rivers of Babylon
we sit down and weep 4
when we remember Zion.
143:2 Do not sit in judgment on 5 your servant,
for no one alive is innocent before you. 6
1 tn Heb “[O] one who sits [on] the praises of Israel.” The verb “receiving” is supplied in the translation for clarity. The metaphorical language pictures the
2 tn Heb “the mocking songs of the drinkers of beer.”
3 sn Psalm 137. The Babylonian exiles lament their condition, vow to remain loyal to Jerusalem, and appeal to God for revenge on their enemies.
4 tn Heb “there we sit down, also we weep.”
5 tn Heb “do not enter into judgment with.”
6 tn Heb “for no one living is innocent before you.”