(0.30) | (Psa 22:1) | 3 sn From the psalmist’s perspective it seems that God has abandoned him, for he fails to answer his cry for help (vv. 1b-2). |
(0.30) | (Psa 19:7) | 4 tn Or “the [morally] naive,” that is, the one who is young and still in the process of learning right from wrong and distinguishing wisdom from folly. |
(0.30) | (Psa 19:10) | 2 tn Heb “are sweeter.” God’s law is “sweet’ in the sense that, when obeyed, it brings a great reward (see v. 11b). |
(0.30) | (Psa 18:6) | 2 tn Heb “from his temple.” Verse 10, which pictures God descending from the sky, indicates that the heavenly temple is in view, not the earthly one. |
(0.30) | (Psa 14:6) | 2 tn It is unlikely that כִּי (ki) has a causal force here. The translation assumes a concessive force; another option is to understand an asseverative use (“certainly, indeed”). |
(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 8:1) | 1 sn Psalm 8. In this hymn to the sovereign creator, the psalmist praises God’s majesty and marvels that God has given mankind dominion over the created order. |
(0.30) | (Psa 6:1) | 3 sn The implication is that the psalmist has sinned, causing God to discipline him by bringing a life-threatening illness upon him (see vv. 2-7). |
(0.30) | (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). |
(0.30) | (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 2:5) | 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) | (Psa 2:5) | 2 tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for clarification to indicate that the speaker is the Lord (cf. RSV, NIV). |
(0.30) | (Psa 2:1) | 2 tn The question is rhetorical. Rather than seeking information, the psalmist expresses his outrage that the nations would have the audacity to rebel against God and his chosen king. |
(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 41:10) | 1 sn The description is of the animal, not the hunter (or fisherman). Leviathan is so fierce that no one can take him on alone. |
(0.30) | (Job 40:23) | 1 tn The word ordinarily means “to oppress.” So many commentators have proposed suitable changes: “overflows” (Beer), “gushes” (Duhm), “swells violently” (Dhorme, from a word that means “be strong”). |
(0.30) | (Job 40:13) | 2 tn The verb חָבַשׁ (khavash) means “to bind.” In Arabic the word means “to bind” in the sense of “to imprison,” and that fits here. |
(0.30) | (Job 39:30) | 1 tn The word חֲלָלִים (khalalim) designates someone who is fatally wounded, literally the “pierced one,” meaning anyone or thing that dies a violent death. |
(0.30) | (Job 38:30) | 1 tn Several suggest that the verb is not from חָבָא (khavaʾ, “to hide”) but from a homonym, “to congeal.” This may be too difficult to support, however. |
(0.30) | (Job 38:16) | 1 tn Heb “the springs of the sea.” The words “that fill” are supplied in the translation to clarify the meaning of the phrase. |