Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Psa 78:69) | 2 tn Heb “like the earth, [which] he established permanently.” The feminine singular suffix on the Hebrew verb יָסַד (yasad, “to establish”) refers to the grammatically feminine noun “earth.” |
| (0.30) | (Psa 78:61) | 1 tn Heb “and he gave to captivity his strength.” The expression “his strength” refers metonymically to the ark of the covenant, which was housed in the tabernacle at Shiloh. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 78:50) | 1 tn Heb “he leveled a path for his anger.” There were no obstacles to impede its progress; it moved swiftly and destructively. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 76:6) | 3 tn Heb “he fell asleep, and [the] chariot and [the] horse.” Once again (see v. 5) “sleep” refers here to the “sleep” of death. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 72:2) | 2 sn These people are called God’s oppressed ones because he is their defender (see Pss 9:12, 18; 10:12; 12:5). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 66:6) | 1 sn He turned the sea into dry land. The psalmist alludes to Israel’s crossing the Red Sea (Exod 14:21). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 65:8) | 1 tn Heb “and the inhabitants of the ends fear because of your signs.” God’s “signs” are the “awesome acts” (see v. 5) he performs in the earth. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 59:3) | 3 sn The point is that the psalmist’s enemies have no justifiable reason for attacking him. He has neither rebelled or sinned against the Lord. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 47:4) | 1 tn Heb “he chose for us our inheritance.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a preterite (see “subdued” in v. 3). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 45:3) | 2 tn The Hebrew text has simply, “your majesty and your splendor,” which probably refers to the king’s majestic splendor when he appears in full royal battle regalia. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 39:2) | 2 tn Heb “I was quiet from good.” He kept quiet, resisting the urge to find emotional release and satisfaction by voicing his lament. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 39:1) | 1 sn Psalm 39. The psalmist laments his frailty and mortality as he begs the Lord to take pity on him and remove his disciplinary hand. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 36:3) | 1 tn Heb “he ceases to exhibit wisdom to do good.” The Hiphil forms are exhibitive, indicating the outward expression of an inner attitude. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 36:4) | 1 tn Heb “he takes a stand in a way [that is] not good.” The word “way” here refers metaphorically to behavior or life style. |
| (0.30) | (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. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 28:5) | 2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord, who is referred to in the two immediately preceding lines) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 27:11) | 1 tn Heb “teach me your way.” The Lord’s “way” refers here to the moral principles which he expects the psalmist to follow. See Ps 25:4. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 25:15) | 2 tn Heb “for he will bring out from a net my feet.” The hostility of the psalmist’s enemies is probably in view (see v. 19). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 26:4) | 2 tn Heb “go.” The psalmist uses the imperfect form of the verb to emphasize that he does not make a practice of associating with such people. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 26:5) | 2 tn Heb “sit.” The psalmist uses the imperfect form of the verb to emphasize that he does not make a practice of associating with such people. |
