68:16 Why do you look with envy, 1 O mountains 2 with many peaks,
at the mountain where God has decided to live? 3
Indeed 4 the Lord will live there 5 permanently!
79:10 Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants
be avenged among the nations! 6
1 tn The meaning of the Hebrew verb רָצַד (ratsad), translated here “look with envy,” is uncertain; it occurs only here in the OT. See BDB 952-53. A cognate verb occurs in later Aramaic with the meaning “to lie in wait; to watch” (Jastrow 1492 s.v. רְצַד).
2 tn Perhaps the apparent plural form should be read as a singular with enclitic mem (ם; later misinterpreted as a plural ending). The preceding verse has the singular form.
3 tn Heb “[at] the mountain God desires for his dwelling place.” The reference is to Mount Zion/Jerusalem.
4 tn The Hebrew particle אַף (’af) has an emphasizing function here.
5 tn The word “there” is supplied in the translation for clarification.
6 tn Heb “may it be known among the nations, to our eyes, the vengeance of the shed blood of your servants.”