Discovery BoxPsalms 35:27 
Context35:27 May those who desire my vindication shout for joy and rejoice!
May they continually say, 1 “May the Lord be praised, 2 for he wants his servant to be secure.” 3
Psalms 40:16
Context40:16 May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you!
May those who love to experience 4 your deliverance say continually, 5
“May the Lord be praised!” 6
Psalms 70:4
Context70:4 May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you!
May those who love to experience 7 your deliverance say continually, 8
1 tn The prefixed verbal forms in v. 27a are understood as jussives (see vv. 24b-26).
2 tn The prefixed verbal form is taken as a jussive, “may the
3 tn Heb “the one who desires the peace of his servant.”
4 tn Heb “those who love,” which stands metonymically for its cause, the experience of being delivered by the
5 tn The three prefixed verbal forms prior to the quotation are understood as jussives. The psalmist balances out his imprecation against his enemies with a prayer of blessing upon the godly.
6 tn The prefixed verbal form is taken as a jussive, “may the
7 tn Heb “those who love,” which stands metonymically for its cause, the experience of being delivered by God.
8 tn The three prefixed verbal forms prior to the quotation are understood as jussives. The psalmist balances out his imprecation against his enemies with a prayer of blessing on the godly.
9 tn Ps 40:16 uses the divine name “
10 tn The prefixed verbal form is taken as a jussive, “may the
