37:37 Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly! 1
For the one who promotes peace has a future. 2
102:23 He has taken away my strength in the middle of life; 3
he has cut short my days.
103:13 As a father has compassion on his children, 4
so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers. 5
1 tn Or “upright.”
2 tn Heb “for [there is] an end for a man of peace.” Some interpret אַחֲרִית (’akharit, “end”) as referring to offspring (see the next verse and Ps 109:13; cf. NEB, NRSV).
3 tn Heb “he has afflicted my strength in the way.” The term “way” refers here to the course of the psalmist’s life, which appears to be ending prematurely (vv. 23b-24).
4 tn Or “sons,” but the Hebrew term sometimes refers to children in general.
5 tn Heb “those who fear him.”