¹ tn Heb “the fear of the Lord I will teach you.” In vv. 13-14 the psalmist explains to his audience what it means to “fear” the Lord.

² tn Heb “daughter.” The Hebrew noun בת (“daughter”) can sometimes refer to a young woman in a general sense (see H. Haag, TDOT 2:334).

sn Listen, O princess. The poet now addresses the bride.

³ tn Heb “see and turn your ear.” The verb רָאָה (ra’ah, “see”) is used here of mental observation.

⁴ tn Heb “your people.” This reference to the “people” of the princess suggests she was a foreigner. Perhaps the marriage was arranged as part of a political alliance between Israel (or Judah) and a neighboring state. The translation “your homeland” reflects such a situation.

⁵ tn Heb “and the house of your father.”

⁶ tn Heb “to the words of my mouth.”

⁷ tn Heb “Lord, God, hosts.” One expects the construct form אֱלֹהֵי before צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot, “hosts”; see Ps 89:9) but יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים (yehvah ’elohim) precedes צְבָאוֹת in Pss 59:5 and 80:4, 19 as well.

⁸ sn Psalm 86. The psalmist appeals to God’s mercy as he asks for deliverance from his enemies.

⁹ tn Heb “turn your ear.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “may my prayer come before you.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive, indicating the psalmist’s desire or prayer.

¹¹ tn Heb “turn your ear.”

¹² tn Heb “my voice.”

¹³ tn Heb “according to.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “according to your custom.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “may my cry approach before you.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “may my appeal for mercy come before you.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “according to your speech.”

¹⁸ tn Heb “my voice.”

¹⁹ tn Heb “may your ears be attentive to the voice of.”