25:6 Remember 1 your compassionate and faithful deeds, O Lord,
for you have always acted in this manner. 2
25:10 The Lord always proves faithful and reliable 3
to those who follow the demands of his covenant. 4
26:10 who are always ready to do wrong 5
or offer a bribe. 6
89:28 I will always extend my loyal love to him,
and my covenant with him is secure. 7
93:2 Your throne has been secure from ancient times;
you have always been king. 8
105:8 He always remembers his covenantal decree,
the promise he made 9 to a thousand generations –
111:5 He gives 10 food to his faithful followers; 11
he always remembers his covenant. 12
112:6 For he will never be upended;
others will always remember one who is just. 13
119:98 Your commandments 14 make me wiser than my enemies,
for I am always aware of them.
1 tn That is, “remember” with the intention of repeating.
2 tn Heb “for from antiquity [are] they.”
3 tn Heb “all the paths of the
4 tn Heb “to the ones who keep his covenant and his testimonies.”
5 tn Heb “who [have] in their hands evil.”
6 tn Heb “and their right hand is full of a bribe.”
7 tn Heb “forever I will keep for him my loyal love and will make my covenant secure for him.”
8 tn Heb “from antiquity [are] you.” As the context suggests, this refers specifically to God’s royal position, not his personal existence.
9 tn Heb “[the] word he commanded.” The text refers here to God’s unconditional covenantal promise to Abraham and the patriarchs, as vv. 10-12 make clear.
10 tn Or “gave,” if the events of the exodus and conquest period (see v. 6, 9) are primarily in view.
11 tn Heb “those who fear him.”
12 tn Or “he remembers his covenant forever” (see Ps 105:8).
13 tn Heb “for an eternal memorial a just [one] will be.”
14 tn The plural form needs to be revocalized as a singular in order to agree with the preceding singular verb and the singular pronoun in the next line. The