Psalms 36:10
Context36:10 Extend 1 your loyal love to your faithful followers, 2
and vindicate 3 the morally upright! 4
Psalms 89:28
Context89:28 I will always extend my loyal love to him,
and my covenant with him is secure. 5
Psalms 119:132
Context119:132 Turn toward me and extend mercy to me,
as you typically do to your loyal followers. 6
1 tn Heb “draw out to full length.”
2 tn Heb “to those who know you.” The Hebrew verb יָדַע (yada’, “know”) is used here of those who “know” the
3 tn Heb “and your justice to.” The verb “extend” is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the previous line).
4 tn Heb “the pure of heart.” The “heart” is here viewed as the seat of one’s moral character and motives. The “pure of heart” are God’s faithful followers who trust in and love the Lord and, as a result, experience his deliverance (see Pss 7:10; 11:2; 32:11; 64:10; 94:15; 97:11).
5 tn Heb “forever I will keep for him my loyal love and will make my covenant secure for him.”
6 tn Heb “according to custom toward the lovers of your name.” The “lovers of” God’s “name” are the