25:22 O God, rescue 1 Israel
from all their distress! 2
26:7 to give you thanks, 3
and to tell about all your amazing deeds. 4
33:13 The Lord watches 5 from heaven;
he sees all people. 6
103:6 The Lord does what is fair,
and executes justice for all the oppressed. 7
105:35 They ate all the vegetation in their land,
and devoured the crops of their fields. 8
116:11 I rashly declared, 9
“All men are liars.”
135:11 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
and Og, king of Bashan,
and all the kingdoms of Canaan.
148:10 you animals and all you cattle,
you creeping things and birds,
1 tn Or “redeem.”
2 tn Heb “his distresses.”
sn O God, rescue Israel from all their distress. It is possible that the psalmist speaks on behalf of the nation throughout this entire psalm. Another option is that v. 22 is a later addition to the psalm which applies an original individual lament to the covenant community. If so, it may reflect an exilic setting.
3 tn Heb “to cause to be heard the sound of thanksgiving.”
4 tn The two infinitival forms (both with prefixed preposition -לְ, lamed) give the purpose for his appearance at the altar.
5 tn The Hebrew perfect verbal forms in v. 13 state general facts.
6 tn Heb “all the sons of men.”
7 tn Heb “the
8 tn Heb “the fruit of their ground.”
9 tn Heb “I said in my haste.”