Psalms 33:11
Context33:11 The Lord’s decisions stand forever;
his plans abide throughout the ages. 1
Psalms 34:7
Context34:7 The Lord’s angel camps around
the Lord’s 2 loyal followers 3 and delivers them. 4
Psalms 109:20
Context109:20 May the Lord repay my accusers in this way, 5
those who say evil things about 6 me! 7
Psalms 115:16
Context115:16 The heavens belong to the Lord, 8
but the earth he has given to mankind. 9
Psalms 140:7
Context140:7 O sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, 10
you shield 11 my head in the day of battle.
1 tn Heb “the thoughts of his heart for generation to generation.” The verb “abides” is supplied in the translation. The
2 tn Heb “his”; the referent (the
3 tn Heb “those who fear him.”
4 tn The prefixed verb with vav (ו) consecutive here carries the same generalizing force as the active participle in the first line. See GKC 329 §111.u.
5 tn Heb “[may] this [be] the repayment to my accusers from the
6 tn Or “against.”
7 tn The Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “being; soul”) with a pronominal suffix is often equivalent to a pronoun, especially in poetry (see BDB 660 s.v. נֶפֶשׁ 4.a).
8 tn Heb “the heavens [are] heavens to the
9 tn Heb “to the sons of man.”
10 tn Heb “the strength of my deliverance.”
11 tn Heb “cover.”