Discovery Box| (0.50) | (Psa 34:18) | 1 tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal form highlights the generalizing statement and draws attention to the fact that the Lord typically delivers the oppressed and needy. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 34:19) | 3 tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal form highlights the generalizing statement and draws attention to the fact that the Lord typically delivers the godly. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 34:2) | 2 tn The two prefixed verbal forms in this verse are best taken as jussives, for the psalmist is calling his audience to worship (see v. 3). |
| (0.50) | (Psa 33:10) | 1 tn Heb “breaks” or “destroys.” The Hebrew perfect verbal forms here and in the next line generalize about the Lord’s activity. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 30:8) | 1 tn The prefixed verbal forms in v. 8 are probably preterites; the psalmist recalls that he prayed in his time of crisis. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 23:4) | 2 tn The imperfect verbal forms in v. 4, as in vv. 1-3, highlight what is typical in the psalmist’s experience. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 22:15) | 4 sn The imperfect verbal form draws attention to the progressive nature of the action. The psalmist is in the process of dying. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 21:4) | 1 tn Heb “life he asked from you.” Another option is to translate the perfect verbal forms in v. 4 with the present tense, “he asks…you grant.” |
| (0.50) | (Psa 18:6) | 1 tn In this poetic narrative context the four prefixed verbal forms in v. 6 are best understood as preterites indicating past tense, not imperfects. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 17:9) | 2 tn Heb “destroy.” The psalmist uses the perfect verbal form to emphasize the degree of danger. He describes the wicked as being already in the process of destroying him. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 17:2) | 2 tn Heb “May your eyes look at what is right.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as jussive. (See also the preceding note on the word “behalf.”) |
| (0.50) | (Psa 16:1) | 3 tn The Hebrew perfect verbal form probably refers here to a completed action with continuing results (see 7:1; 11:1). |
| (0.50) | (Psa 9:8) | 1 tn Heb “the peoples.” The imperfect verbal forms in v. 8 either describe God’s typical, characteristic behavior, or anticipate a future judgment of worldwide proportions (“will judge…”). |
| (0.50) | (Psa 7:7) | 1 tn Heb “and the assembly of the peoples surrounds you.” Some understand the prefixed verbal form as a jussive, “may the assembly of the peoples surround you.” |
| (0.50) | (Psa 7:5) | 3 tn Heb “and may he overtake.” The prefixed verbal form is distinctly jussive. The object “me,” though unexpressed, is understood from the preceding statement. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 5:12) | 2 tn Or “bless.” The imperfect verbal forms here and in the next line highlight how God characteristically rewards and protects the godly. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 5:11) | 7 tn The vav (ו) with prefixed verbal form following the volitional “shelter them” indicates purpose or result (“so that those…may rejoice). |
| (0.50) | (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. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 4:7) | 1 tn Heb “you place joy in my heart.” Another option is to understand the perfect verbal form as indicating certitude, “you will make me happier.” |
| (0.50) | (Psa 1:4) | 2 tn Heb “[they are] like the chaff which [the] wind blows about.” The Hebrew imperfect verbal form draws attention to the typical nature of the action described. |
