Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Psa 14:7) | 2 tn Heb “turns with a turning [toward] his people.” The Hebrew term שְׁבוּת (shevut) is apparently a cognate accusative of שׁוּב (shuv). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 14:1) | 2 tn Heb “a fool says in his heart.” The singular is used here in a collective or representative sense; the typical fool is envisioned. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 13:1) | 1 sn Psalm 13. The psalmist, who is close to death, desperately pleads for God’s deliverance and affirms his trust in God’s faithfulness. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 12:2) | 1 tn Heb “falsehood they speak, a man with his neighbor.” The imperfect verb forms in v. 2 describe what is typical in the psalmist’s experience. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 11:7) | 4 tn Heb “the upright will see his face.” The singular subject (“upright”) does not agree with the plural verb. However, collective singular nouns can be construed with a plural predicate (see GKC 462 §145.b). Another possibility is that the plural verb יֶחֱזוּ (yekhezu) should be emended to an original singular form. To “see” God’s “face” means to have access to his presence and to experience his favor (see Ps 17:15 and Job 33:26 [where רָאָה (raʾah), not חָזָה (khazah), is used]). On the form פָנֵימוֹ (fanemo, “his face”) see GKC 300-301 §103.b, n. 3. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 11:6) | 3 sn The image of God “raining down” brimstone on the objects of his judgment also appears in Gen 19:24 and Ezek 38:22. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 8:6) | 3 sn Placed everything under their authority. This verse affirms that mankind rules over God’s creation as his vice-regent. See Gen 1:26-30. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 5:12) | 4 tn Heb “surround.” In 1 Sam 23:26 the verb describes how Saul and his men hemmed David in as they chased him. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 5:11) | 2 tn The prefixed verbal form is a jussive of wish or prayer. The psalmist calls on God to reward his faithful followers. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 5:10) | 4 tn The Hebrew noun used here, פֶּשַׁע (peshaʿ), refers to rebellious actions. The psalmist pictures his enemies as rebels against God (see the next line). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 5:7) | 2 sn I will enter your house. The psalmist is confident that God will accept him into his presence, in contrast to the evildoers (see v. 5). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 2:9) | 2 tn The Hebrew term שֵׁבֶט (shevet) can refer to a “staff” or “rod,” but here it probably refers to the Davidic king’s royal scepter, symbolizing his sovereignty. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 2:5) | 1 sn And terrifies them in his rage. This line focuses on the effect that God’s angry response (see previous line) has on the rebellious kings. |
| (0.30) | (Job 41:24) | 1 tn The description of his heart being “hard” means that he is cruel and fearless. The word for “hard” is the word encountered before for molten or cast metal. |
| (0.30) | (Job 41:13) | 1 tn Heb “the face of his garment,” referring to the outer garment or covering. Some take it to be the front as opposed to the back. |
| (0.30) | (Job 40:11) | 1 tn The verb was used for scattering lightning (Job 37:11). God is challenging Job to unleash his power and judge wickedness in the world. |
| (0.30) | (Job 36:5) | 3 tn The last two words are simply כֹּחַ לֵב (koakh lev, “strong in heart”), meaning something like “strong; firm in his decisions.” |
| (0.30) | (Job 34:33) | 3 tn There is no object on the verb, and the meaning is perhaps lost. The best guess is that Elihu is saying Job has rejected his teaching. |
| (0.30) | (Job 34:11) | 2 tn Heb “he causes it to find him.” The text means that God will cause a man to find (or receive) the consequences of his actions. |
| (0.30) | (Job 32:21) | 1 tn The idiom is “I will not lift up the face of a man.” Elihu is going to show no favoritism, but speak his mind. |
