3:5 The just Lord resides 1 within her;
he commits no unjust acts. 2
Every morning he reveals 3 his justice.
At dawn he appears without fail. 4
Yet the unjust know no shame.
3:9 Know for sure that I will then enable
the nations to give me acceptable praise. 5
All of them will invoke the Lord’s name when they pray, 6
and will worship him in unison. 7
1 tn The word “resides” is supplied for clarification.
2 tn Or “he does no injustice.”
3 tn Heb “gives”; or “dispenses.”
4 tn Heb “at the light he is not missing.” Note that NASB (which capitalizes pronouns referring to Deity) has divided the lines differently: “Every morning He brings His justice to light; // He does not fail.”
5 tn Heb “Certainly [or perhaps, “For”] then I will restore to the nations a pure lip.”
sn I will then enable the nations to give me acceptable praise. This apparently refers to a time when the nations will reject their false idol-gods and offer genuine praise to the one true God.
6 tn Heb “so that all of them will call on the name of the
7 tn Heb “so that [they] will serve him [with] one shoulder.”