69:10 I weep and refrain from eating food, 1
which causes others to insult me. 2
78:3 What we have heard and learned 3 –
that which our ancestors 4 have told us –
78:68 He chose the tribe of Judah,
and Mount Zion, which he loves.
104:17 where the birds make nests,
near the evergreens in which the herons live. 5
105:30 Their land was overrun by frogs,
which even got into the rooms of their kings.
107:36 He allowed the hungry to settle there,
and they established a city in which to live.
107:37 They cultivated 6 fields,
and planted vineyards,
which yielded a harvest of fruit. 7
119:38 Confirm to your servant your promise, 8
which you made to the one who honors you. 9
119:85 The arrogant dig pits to trap me, 10
which violates your law. 11
119:130 Your instructions are a doorway through which light shines. 12
They give 13 insight to the untrained. 14
1 sn Fasting was a practice of mourners. By refraining from normal activities such as eating food, the mourner demonstrated the sincerity of his sorrow.
2 tn Heb “and it becomes insults to me.”
3 tn Or “known.”
4 tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 5, 8, 12, 57).
5 tn Heb “[the] heron [in the] evergreens [is] its home.”
sn The cedars and evergreens of the Lebanon forest are frequently associated (see, for example, 2 Chr 2:8; Isa 14:8; 37:24; Ezek 31:8).
6 tn Heb “sowed seed in.”
7 tn Heb “fruit [as] produce.”
8 tn Heb “word.”
9 tn Heb “which [is] for your fear,” that is, the promise made to those who exhibit fear of God.
10 tn Heb “for me.”
11 tn Heb “which [is] not according to your law.”
12 tn Heb “the doorway of your words gives light.” God’s “words” refer here to the instructions in his law (see vv. 9, 57).
13 tn Heb “it [i.e., the doorway] gives.”
14 tn Or “the [morally] naive,” that is, the one who is young and still in the process of learning right from wrong and distinguishing wisdom from folly. See Pss 19:7; 116:6.