28:8 The Lord strengthens his people; 1
he protects and delivers his chosen king. 2
34:9 Remain loyal to 3 the Lord, you chosen people of his, 4
for his loyal followers 5 lack nothing!
78:62 He delivered his people over to the sword,
and was angry with his chosen nation. 6
84:9 O God, take notice of our shield! 7
Show concern for your chosen king! 8
89:38 But you have spurned 9 and rejected him;
you are angry with your chosen king. 10
89:51 Your enemies, O Lord, hurl insults;
they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps. 11
105:15 saying, 12 “Don’t touch my chosen 13 ones!
Don’t harm my prophets!”
105:26 He sent his servant Moses,
and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
105:43 When he led his people out, they rejoiced;
his chosen ones shouted with joy. 14
132:10 For the sake of David, your servant,
do not reject your chosen king! 15
132:13 Certainly 16 the Lord has chosen Zion;
he decided to make it his home. 17
135:4 Indeed, 18 the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,
Israel to be his special possession. 19
1 tn Heb “the
2 tn Heb “he [is] a refuge of help for his anointed one.” The noun מָשִׁיחַ (mashiakh, “anointed one”) refers to the Davidic king, who perhaps speaks as representative of the nation in this psalm. See Pss 2:2; 18:50; 20:6; 84:9; 89:38, 51; 132:10, 17.
3 tn Heb “fear.”
4 tn Heb “O holy ones of his.”
5 tn Heb “those who fear him.”
6 tn Heb “his inheritance.”
7 tn The phrase “our shield” refers metaphorically to the Davidic king, who, as God’s vice-regent, was the human protector of the people. Note the parallelism with “your anointed one” here and with “our king” in Ps 89:18.
8 tn Heb “look [on] the face of your anointed one.” The Hebrew phrase מְשִׁיחֶךָ (mÿshikhekha, “your anointed one”) refers here to the Davidic king (see Pss 2:2; 18:50; 20:6; 28:8; 89:38, 51; 132:10, 17).
9 tn The Hebrew construction (conjunction + pronoun, followed by the verb) draws attention to the contrast between what follows and what precedes.
10 tn Heb “your anointed one.” The Hebrew phrase מְשִׁיחֶךָ (mÿshikhekha, “your anointed one”) refers here to the Davidic king (see Pss 2:2; 18:50; 20:6; 28:8; 84:9; 132:10, 17).
11 tn Heb “[by] which your enemies, O
12 tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.
13 tn Heb “anointed.”
14 tn Heb “and he led his people out with joy, with a ringing cry, his chosen ones.”
15 tn Heb “do not turn away the face of your anointed one.”
16 tn Or “for.”
17 tn Heb “he desired it for his dwelling place.”
18 tn Or “for.”
19 sn His special possession. The language echoes Exod 19:5; Deut 7:6; 14:2; 26:18. See also Mal 3:17.