Discovery BoxPsalms 33:15 
Context33:15 He is the one who forms every human heart, 1
and takes note of all their actions.
Psalms 89:47
Context89:47 Take note of my brief lifespan! 2
Why do you make all people so mortal? 3
Psalms 119:158
Context119:158 I take note of the treacherous and despise them,
because they do not keep your instructions. 4
1 tn Heb “the one who forms together their heart[s].” “Heart” here refers to human nature, composed of intellect, emotions and will. The precise force of יָחַד (yakhad, “together”) is unclear here. The point seems to be that the
2 tn Heb “remember me, what is [my] lifespan.” The Hebrew term חֶלֶד (kheled) is also used of one’s lifespan in Ps 39:5. Because the Hebrew text is so awkward here, some prefer to emend it to read מֶה חָדֵל אָנִי (meh khadel ’aniy, “[remember] how transient [that is, “short-lived”] I am”; see Ps 39:4).
3 tn Heb “For what emptiness do you create all the sons of mankind?” In this context the term שָׁוְא (shavah) refers to mankind’s mortal nature and the brevity of life (see vv. 45, 48).
4 tn Heb “your word.”
