Psalms 11:4
Context11:4 The Lord is in his holy temple; 1
the Lord’s throne is in heaven. 2
his eyes 5 examine 6 all people. 7
Psalms 132:11-12
Context132:11 The Lord made a reliable promise to David; 8
he will not go back on his word. 9
He said, 10 “I will place one of your descendants 11 on your throne.
132:12 If your sons keep my covenant
and the rules I teach them,
their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”
1 tn Because of the royal imagery involved here, one could translate “lofty palace.” The
2 sn The
3 sn His eyes. The anthropomorphic language draws attention to God’s awareness of and interest in the situation on earth. Though the enemies are hidden by the darkness (v. 2), the Lord sees all.
4 tn The two Hebrew imperfect verbal forms in this verse describe the
5 tn Heb “eyelids.”
6 tn For other uses of the verb in this sense, see Job 7:18; Pss 7:9; 26:2; 139:23.
7 tn Heb “test the sons of men.”
8 tn Heb “the
9 tn Heb “he will not turn back from it.”
10 tn The words “he said” are supplied in the translation to clarify that what follows are the
11 tn Heb “the fruit of your body.”