24:6 Such purity characterizes the people who seek his favor,
Jacob’s descendants, who pray to him. 1 (Selah)
46:7 The Lord who commands armies is on our side! 2
The God of Jacob 3 is our protector! 4 (Selah)
46:11 The Lord who commands armies is on our side! 5
The God of Jacob 6 is our protector! 7 (Selah)
47:4 He picked out for us a special land 8
to be a source of pride for 9 Jacob, 10 whom he loves. 11 (Selah)
75:9 As for me, I will continually tell what you have done; 12
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob!
76:6 At the sound of your battle cry, 13 O God of Jacob,
both rider 14 and horse “fell asleep.” 15
81:4 For observing the festival is a requirement for Israel; 16
it is an ordinance given by the God of Jacob.
94:7 Then they say, “The Lord does not see this;
the God of Jacob does not take notice of it.” 17
105:6 O children 18 of Abraham, 19 God’s 20 servant,
you descendants 21 of Jacob, God’s 22 chosen ones!
132:2 and how he made a vow to the Lord,
and swore an oath to the powerful ruler of Jacob. 23
132:5 until I find a place for the Lord,
a fine dwelling place 24 for the powerful ruler of Jacob.” 25
146:5 How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord his God,
1 tn Heb “this [is the] generation of the ones seeking him, the ones seeking your face, Jacob.” To “seek the
sn This verse presents a somewhat idealized view of Jacob’s descendants as devoted worshipers of the Lord.
2 tn Heb “the
3 tn That is, Israel, or Judah (see Ps 20:1).
4 tn Heb “our elevated place” (see Pss 9:9; 18:2).
5 tn Heb “the
6 tn That is, Israel, or Judah (see Ps 20:1).
7 tn Heb “our elevated place” (see Pss 9:9; 18:2).
8 tn Heb “he chose for us our inheritance.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a preterite (see “subdued” in v. 3).
9 tn Heb “the pride of.” The phrase is appositional to “our inheritance,” indicating that the land is here described as a source of pride to God’s people.
10 tn That is, Israel.
11 sn Jacob whom he loves. The Lord’s covenantal devotion to his people is in view.
12 tn Heb “I will declare forever.” The object needs to be supplied; God’s just judgment is in view.
13 tn Heb “from your shout.” The noun is derived from the Hebrew verb גָּעַר (ga’ar), which is often understood to mean “rebuke.” In some cases it is apparent that scolding or threatening is in view (see Gen 37:10; Ruth 2:16; Zech 3:2). However, in militaristic contexts this translation is inadequate, for the verb refers in this setting to the warrior’s battle cry, which terrifies and paralyzes the enemy. See A. Caquot, TDOT 3:53, and note the use of the verb in Pss 68:30; 106:9; Nah 1:4, as well as the related noun in Job 26:11; Pss 9:5; 18:15; 104:7; Isa 50:2; 51:20; 66:15.
14 tn Or “chariot,” but even so the term is metonymic for the charioteer.
15 tn Heb “he fell asleep, and [the] chariot and [the] horse.” Once again (see v. 5) “sleep” refers here to the “sleep” of death.
16 tn Heb “because a statute for Israel [is] it.”
17 tn Heb “does not understand.”
18 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
19 tc Some
20 tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
21 tn Heb “sons.”
22 tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
23 tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Jacob.”
24 tn The plural form of the noun may indicate degree or quality; David envisions a special dwelling place (see Pss 43:3; 46:4; 84:1).
25 tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Jacob.”