33:12 How blessed 1 is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession. 2
33:13 The Lord watches 3 from heaven;
he sees all people. 4
1 tn The Hebrew noun is an abstract plural. The word often refers metonymically to the happiness that God-given security and prosperity produce (see Pss 1:1; 2:12; 34:9; 41:1; 65:4; 84:12; 89:15; 106:3; 112:1; 127:5; 128:1; 144:15).
2 tn Heb “inheritance.”
3 tn The Hebrew perfect verbal forms in v. 13 state general facts.
4 tn Heb “all the sons of men.”