Discovery Box| (0.38) | (Psa 89:19) | 1 tn The pronoun “you” refers to the Lord, who is addressed here. The quotation that follows further develops the announcement of vv. 3-4. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 89:5) | 1 tn As the following context makes clear, the personified “heavens” here stand by metonymy for the angelic beings that surround God’s heavenly throne. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 82:2) | 1 tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation to indicate that the following speech is God’s judicial decision (see v. 1). |
| (0.38) | (Psa 78:6) | 1 tn Heb “in order that they might know, a following generation, sons [who] will be born, they will arise and will tell to their sons.” |
| (0.38) | (Psa 78:4) | 2 tn Heb “to a following generation telling the praises of the Lord.” “Praises” stand by metonymy for the mighty acts that prompt worship. Cf. Ps 9:14. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 73:27) | 2 sn The following line defines the phrase far from you in a spiritual sense. Those “far” from God are those who are unfaithful and disloyal to him. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 69:4) | 3 tn Heb “that which I did not steal, then I restore.” Apparently אָז (ʾaz, “then”) is used here to emphasize the verb that follows. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 68:19) | 2 tn It is possible to take this phrase with what precedes (“The Lord deserves praise day after day”) rather than with what follows. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 58:11) | 1 tn Following the imperfects of v. 10, the prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive probably indicates a result or consequence of what precedes. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 45:2) | 4 tn Or “blesses you forever.” Here “bless” means to “endue with the power and skill to rule effectively,” as the following verses indicate. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 45:1) | 5 tn Heb “my works [are] for a king.” The plural “works” may here indicate degree, referring to the special musical composition that follows. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 32:6) | 5 tn Heb “him.” The translation uses the plural “them” to agree with the plural “every one of your faithful followers” in the first line of v. 6. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 30:9) | 1 sn The following two verses (vv. 9-10) contain the prayer (or an excerpt of the prayer) that the psalmist offered to the Lord during his crisis. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 27:11) | 2 sn The level path refers to God’s moral principles (see the parallel line), which, if followed, will keep the psalmist blameless before his accusers (see v. 12). |
| (0.38) | (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. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 22:6) | 2 tn The metaphor expresses the psalmist’s self-perception, which is based on how others treat him (see the following line). |
| (0.38) | (Psa 18:32) | 3 sn Gives me strength. As the following context makes clear, this refers to physical and emotional strength for battle (see especially v. 39). |
| (0.38) | (Psa 10:6) | 2 tn Heb “not . . . for a generation and a generation.” The traditional accentuation of the MT understands the words “for a generation and a generation” with the following line. |
| (0.38) | (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). |
| (0.38) | (Psa 5:11) | 2 tn The prefixed verbal form is a jussive of wish or prayer. The psalmist calls on God to reward his faithful followers. |
