Psalms 59:5

59:5 You, O Lord God, the invincible warrior, 1  the God of Israel,

rouse yourself and punish 2  all the nations!

Have no mercy on any treacherous evildoers! (Selah)

Psalms 89:19

89:19 Then you 3  spoke through a vision to your faithful followers 4  and said:

“I have energized a warrior; 5 

I have raised up a young man 6  from the people.

Psalms 147:10

147:10 He is not enamored with the strength of a horse,

nor is he impressed by the warrior’s strong legs. 7 

1 tn Heb “Lord, God, Hosts.” One expects the construct form אֱלֹהֵי (’elohey) before צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot, “hosts”). See Ps 89:9, but יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים (yÿhvah ’elohim) precedes צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot) in Pss 80:4, 19; 84:8 as well.

2 tn Heb “wake up to punish” (see Pss 35:23; 44:23).

3 tn The pronoun “you” refers to the Lord, who is addressed here. The quotation that follows further develops the announcement of vv. 3-4.

4 tc Many medieval mss read the singular here, “your faithful follower.” In this case the statement refers directly to Nathan’s oracle to David (see 2 Sam 7:17).

5 tn Heb “I have placed help upon a warrior.”

6 tn Or perhaps “a chosen one.”

7 tn Heb “he does not desire the strength of the horse, he does not take delight in the legs of the man.” Here “the horse” refers to the war horse used by ancient Near Eastern chariot forces, and “the man” refers to the warrior whose muscular legs epitomize his strength.