Discovery BoxPsalms 50:10 
Context50:10 For every wild animal in the forest belongs to me,
as well as the cattle that graze on a thousand hills. 1
Psalms 128:1
ContextA song of ascents. 3
128:1 How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers, 4
each one who keeps his commands! 5
1 tn Heb “[the] animals on a thousand hills.” The words “that graze” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The term בְּהֵמוֹה (bÿhemot, “animal”) refers here to cattle (see Ps 104:14).
2 sn Psalm 128. The psalmist observes that the godly individual has genuine happiness because the Lord rewards such a person with prosperity and numerous children.
3 sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.
4 tn Heb “every fearer of the
5 tn Heb “the one who walks in his ways.”
