Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Psa 132:1) | 1 sn Psalm 132. The psalmist reminds God of David’s devotion and of his promises concerning David’s dynasty and Zion. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 123:1) | 1 sn Psalm 123. The psalmist, speaking for God’s people, acknowledges his dependence on God in the midst of a crisis. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 119:130) | 1 tn Heb “the doorway of your words gives light.” God’s “words” refer here to the instructions in his law (see vv. 9, 57). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 114:1) | 1 sn Psalm 114. The psalmist recalls the events of the exodus and conquest and celebrates God’s kingship over his covenant people. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 112:10) | 2 tn Heb “his teeth he will gnash.” In Pss 35:16 and 37:12 this action is associated with a vicious attack. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 109:8) | 2 tn The Hebrew noun פְּקֻדָּה (pequddah) can mean “charge” or “office,” though BDB 824 s.v. suggests that here it refers to his possessions. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 109:1) | 1 sn Psalm 109. Appealing to God’s justice, the psalmist asks God to vindicate him and to bring severe judgment down upon his enemies. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 106:1) | 1 sn Psalm 106. The psalmist recalls Israel’s long history of rebellion against God, despite his mighty saving deeds on their behalf. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 105:28) | 2 tn Heb “they did not rebel against his words.” Apparently this refers to Moses and Aaron, who obediently carried out God’s orders. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 103:2) | 1 tn Or “his benefits” (see 2 Chr 32:25, where the noun is also used of kind deeds performed by the Lord). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 102:4) | 3 sn I am unable to eat food. During his time of mourning, the psalmist refrained from eating. In the following verse he describes metaphorically the physical effects of fasting. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 100:1) | 1 sn Psalm 100. The psalmist celebrates the fact that Israel has a special relationship to God and summons worshipers to praise the Lord for his faithfulness. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 99:6) | 2 tn Heb “those who.” The participle is in apposition to the phrase “those who called on his name” in the preceding line. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 97:1) | 1 sn Psalm 97. The psalmist depicts the Lord as the sovereign, just king of the world who comes in power to vindicate his people. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 93:5) | 3 sn Holiness refers here to God’s royal transcendence (see vv. 1-4), as well as his moral authority and perfection (see v. 5a). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 92:5) | 1 tn Heb “very deep [are] your thoughts.” God’s “thoughts” refer here to his moral design of the world, as outlined in vv. 6-15. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 92:7) | 2 sn God allows the wicked to prosper temporarily so that he might reveal his justice. When the wicked are annihilated, God demonstrates that wickedness does not pay off. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 93:2) | 1 tn Heb “from antiquity [are] you.” As the context suggests, this refers specifically to God’s royal position, not his personal existence. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 90:1) | 1 sn Psalm 90. In this communal lament the worship leader affirms that the eternal God and creator of the world has always been Israel’s protector. But God also causes men, who are as transient as grass, to die, and in his fierce anger he decimates his covenant community, whose brief lives are filled with suffering and end in weakness. The community asks for wisdom, the restoration of God’s favor, a fresh revelation of his power, and his blessing upon their labors. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 82:1) | 5 sn The picture of God rendering judgment among the gods clearly depicts his sovereign authority as universal king (see v. 8, where the psalmist boldly affirms this truth). |
