Discovery Box| (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 11:5) | 1 tn Heb “examines,” the same verb used in v. 4b. But here it is used in a metonymic sense of “examine and approve” (see Jer 20:12). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 11:5) | 2 tn The singular form is used here in a collective or representative sense. Note the plural form “pure (of heart)” in v. 2. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 11:3) | 2 tn The singular form is used here in a collective or representative sense. Note the plural form “pure [of heart]” in the previous verse. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 8:4) | 1 tn Heb “What is man[kind]?” The singular noun אֱנוֹשׁ (ʾenosh, “man”) is used here in a collective sense and refers to the human race. |
| (0.30) | (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. |
| (0.30) | (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 5:10) | 1 tn Heb “declare/regard them as guilty.” Declaring the psalmist’s adversaries guilty is here metonymic for judging them or paying them back for their wrongdoing. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 5:1) | 2 tn The meaning of the Hebrew word נְחִילוֹת (nekhilot), which occurs only here, is uncertain. Many relate the form to חָלִיל (khalil, “flute”). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 5:3) | 1 sn In the morning is here viewed as the time of prayer (Pss 59:16; 88:13) and/or of deliverance (Ps 30:5). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 3:2) | 2 sn The function of the Hebrew term סֶלָה (selah), transliterated here “Selah,” is uncertain. It may be a musical direction of some kind. |
| (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 1:1) | 7 tn “Pathway” here refers to the lifestyle of sinners. To “stand in the pathway of/with sinners” means to closely associate with them in their sinful behavior. |
| (0.30) | (Job 40:15) | 2 sn By form the word is the feminine plural of the Hebrew word for “beast.” Here it is an abstract word—a title. |
| (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 39:26) | 1 tn This word occurs only here. It is connected to “pinions” in v. 13. Dhorme suggests “clad with feathers,” but the line suggests more the use of the wings. |
| (0.30) | (Job 39:13) | 2 tn The word occurs only here and means “shrill cries.” If the MT is correct, this is a poetic name for the ostrich (see Lam 4:3). |
| (0.30) | (Job 39:13) | 3 tn Many proposals have been made here. The MT has a verb, “exult.” Strahan had “flap joyously,” a rendering followed by the NIV. The RSV uses “wave proudly.” |
| (0.30) | (Job 38:9) | 2 tn This noun is found only here. The verb is in Ezek 16:4, and a related noun is in Ezek 30:21. |
| (0.30) | (Job 38:9) | 1 tn The temporal clause here uses the infinitive from שִׂים (sim, “to place; to put; to make”). It underscores the sovereign placing of things. |
