72:10 The kings of Tarshish 1 and the coastlands will offer gifts;
the kings of Sheba 2 and Seba 3 will bring tribute.
89:22 No enemy will be able to exact tribute 4 from him; 5
a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him. 6
1 sn Tarshish was a distant western port, the precise location of which is uncertain.
2 sn Sheba was located in Arabia.
3 sn Seba was located in Africa.
4 tn Heb “an enemy will not exact tribute.” The imperfect is understood in a modal sense, indicating capability or potential.
5 tn The translation understands the Hiphil of נָשַׁא (nasha’) in the sense of “act as a creditor.” This may allude to the practice of a conqueror forcing his subjects to pay tribute in exchange for “protection.” Another option is to take the verb from a homonymic verbal root meaning “to deceive,” “to trick.” Still another option is to emend the form to יִשָּׂא (yisa’), a Qal imperfect from נָאַשׂ (na’as, “rise up”) and to translate “an enemy will not rise up against him” (see M. Dahood, Psalms [AB], 2:317).
6 tn Heb “and a son of violence will not oppress him.” The imperfect is understood in a modal sense, indicating capability or potential. The reference to a “son of violence” echoes the language of God’s promise to David in 2 Sam 7:10 (see also 1 Chr 17:9).