40:4 How blessed 1 is the one 2 who trusts in the Lord 3
and does not seek help from 4 the proud or from liars! 5
140:5 Proud men hide a snare for me;
evil men 6 spread a net by the path;
they set traps for me. (Selah)
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, 3; 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 “man.” See the note on the word “one” in Ps 1:1.
3 tn Heb “who has made the
4 tn Heb “and does not turn toward.”
5 tn Heb “those falling away toward a lie.”
6 tn Heb “and ropes,” but many prefer to revocalize the noun as a participle (חֹבְלִים, khovÿlim) from the verb חָבַל (khaval, “act corruptly”).