Discovery Box| (1.00) | (Psa 40:2) | 3 tn Heb “he established my footsteps.” |
| (0.86) | (Psa 17:5) | 2 tn Heb “my footsteps do not stagger.” |
| (0.71) | (Dan 11:43) | 2 tn Heb “Libyans and Cushites [will be] at his footsteps.” |
| (0.57) | (2Ki 6:32) | 7 tn Heb “Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?” |
| (0.40) | (Psa 85:13) | 3 tn Heb “and it prepares for a way his footsteps.” Some suggest emending וְיָשֵׂם (veyasem, “and prepares”) to וְשָׁלוֹם (veshalom, “and peace”) since “deliverance” and “peace” are closely related earlier in v. 13. This could be translated, “and peace [goes ahead, making] a pathway for his footsteps” (cf. NEB). |
| (0.29) | (Isa 59:21) | 1 sn The Lord promises the repentant (note “to them”) that they and their offspring will possess his spirit and function as his spokesmen. In this regard they follow in the footsteps of the Lord’s special servant. See 42:1; 49:2; 51:16. |
| (0.25) | (Jer 23:5) | 5 sn This has been the constant emphasis in this section. See 22:3 for the demand, 22:15 for its fulfillment, and 22:13 for its abuse. The ideal king would follow in the footsteps of his illustrious ancestor David (2 Sam 8:15), who set this forth as an ideal for his dynasty (2 Sam 23:3). David's son Solomon prayed for it to be true in his reign (Ps 72:1-2). |
