³ tn Grk “according to [his] promise.” The comparative clause “just as he promised” is less awkward in English.

¹ tn Grk “to which [promise] our twelve tribes…” The antecedent of the relative pronoun (the promise in v. 6) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹ sn This promise refers to the promise of a Savior through the seed (descendants) of David that is proclaimed as fulfilled (Rom 1:1-7).

⁶ tn Grk “for the promise of the Father.” Jesus is referring to the promised gift of the Holy Spirit (see the following verse).

⁴ sn The promises of God can be summarized as being found in the one promise (the oath that he swore) to Abraham (Gen 12:1-3).

² sn I will be with you and I will bless you. The promise of divine presence is a promise to intervene to protect and to bless.

² sn This new covenant is promised in Jer 31:31-34; 32:40.

⁵ tn The pronoun “you” is plural here. The promises of David are offered to the people.

¹ sn The phrase according to your word again emphasizes that God will perform his promise.

¹ sn This promise reflects the ancient covenantal ideal (see Exod 6:7).

¹ tn Heb “that went out of our mouth,” i.e., everything we said, promised, or vowed.

² tn The hope generated by the promise (see v. 49b) brings comfort because (note “for” at the beginning of the line) the promise revives the psalmist’s spirits. Another option is to take כִּי (ki) at the beginning of the second line in the sense of “that,” in which case “this” refers to the promise’s power to revive.

¹ sn I will give you the nations. The Lord promises the Davidic king universal dominion.

³ tn The Hebrew verbal form is a perfect, emphasizing the certainty of the promise.

⁵ sn The solemn promise I made. See Gen 15:18-20; 22:16-18.

² tn Grk “Where is the promise of his coming?” The genitive παρουσίας (parousias, “coming, advent, return”) is best taken as an attributed genitive (in which the head noun, promise, functions semantically as an adjective; see ExSyn 89-91).

¹ tn Or perhaps, “the Lord is not delaying [the fulfillment of] his promise,” or perhaps “the Lord of the promise is not delaying.” The verb can mean “to delay,” “to be slow,” or “to be hesitant.”

³ sn Just as he promised. Note how Paul describes Israel’s history carefully to David and then leaps forward immediately to Jesus. Paul is expounding the initial realization of Davidic promise as it was delivered in Jesus.

² sn Here is the twofold aspect again clearly depicted: God swore the promise to the patriarchs, but he is about to give what he promised to this generation. This generation will know more about him as a result.

¹ tn The Hebrew verb translated “gave” refers to the Abrahamic promise of the land. However, the actual possession of that land lay in the future. The decree of the Lord made it certain, but it has the sense “promised to give.”