Discovery Box| (0.30) | (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. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 32:10) | 1 tn Heb “many [are the] pains of evil [one].” The singular form is representative here; the typical evildoer, representative of the larger group of wicked people, is in view. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 31:12) | 1 tn Heb “I am forgotten, like a dead man, from [the] heart.” The “heart” is here viewed as the center of one’s thoughts. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 31:3) | 2 tn Heb “name.” The Hebrew term שֵׁם (shem, “name”) refers here to the Lord’s reputation. (The English term “name” is often used the same way.) |
| (0.30) | (Psa 30:5) | 2 tn Heb “in the evening weeping comes to lodge, but at morning a shout of joy.” “Weeping” is personified here as a traveler who lodges with one temporarily. |
| (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 25:10) | 1 tn Heb “all the paths of the Lord are faithful and trustworthy.” The Lord’s “paths” refer here to his characteristic actions. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 25:5) | 1 sn The Lord’s commandments are referred to as truth here because they are a trustworthy and accurate expression of the divine will. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 24:10) | 1 tn Traditionally, “the Lord of hosts,” a title which here pictures the Lord as a mighty warrior-king who leads armies into battle. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 22:31) | 1 tn Heb “his righteousness.” Here the noun צִדָקָה (tsidaqah) refers to the Lord’s saving deeds whereby he vindicates the oppressed. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 22:20) | 4 tn Heb “from the hand.” Here “hand” is understood by metonymy as a reference to the “paw” and thus the “claws” of the wild dogs. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 22:15) | 3 sn Here the psalmist addresses God and suggests that God is ultimately responsible for what is happening because of his failure to intervene (see vv. 1-2, 11). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 22:8) | 1 tn The words “they say” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons. The psalmist here quotes the sarcastic taunts of his enemies. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 21:9) | 2 tn Heb “at the time of your face.” The “face” of the king here refers to his angry presence. See Lam 4:16. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 19:7) | 2 tn Traditionally, “the testimony of the Lord.” The noun עֵדוּת (ʿedut) refers here to the demands of God’s covenant law. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 18:47) | 2 tn Heb “is the one who grants vengeance to me.” The plural form of the noun indicates degree here, suggesting complete vengeance or vindication. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 18:1) | 8 tn Heb “my strength.” “Strength” is metonymic here, referring to the Lord as the one who bestows strength to the psalmist; thus the translation “my source of strength.” |
| (0.30) | (Psa 17:12) | 1 tn Here the psalmist switches to the singular pronoun; he views his enemies collectively, or singles out a representative of the group, perhaps its leader. |
| (0.30) | (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). |
| (0.30) | (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. |
