Psalms 81:10

81:10 I am the Lord, your God,

the one who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Open your mouth wide and I will fill it!’

Psalms 132:11

132:11 The Lord made a reliable promise to David;

he will not go back on his word.

He said, “I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

Psalms 143:11

143:11 O Lord, for the sake of your reputation, revive me!

Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble!


tn Heb “the Lord swore an oath to David [in] truth.”

tn Heb “he will not turn back from it.”

tn The words “he said” are supplied in the translation to clarify that what follows are the Lord’s words.

tn Heb “the fruit of your body.”

tn Heb “name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

tn The imperfect verbal forms in vv. 11-12a are understood as expressing the psalmist’s desire. Note the petitionary tone of vv. 7-10a.

tn Heb “by your justice bring out my life from trouble.”