52:8 But I 1 am like a flourishing 2 olive tree in the house of God;
I continually 3 trust in God’s loyal love.
99:4 The king is strong;
he loves justice. 4
You ensure that legal decisions will be made fairly; 5
you promote justice and equity in Jacob.
1 tn The disjunctive construction (vav [ו] + subject) highlights the contrast between the evildoer’s destiny (vv. 5-7) and that of the godly psalmist’s security.
2 tn Or “luxuriant, green, leafy.”
3 tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever and ever.”
4 tn Heb “and strength, a king, justice he loves.” The syntax of the Hebrew text is difficult here. The translation assumes that two affirmations are made about the king, the
5 tn Heb “you establish fairness.”