Discovery Box| (0.04) | (Psa 93:2) | 1 tn Heb “from antiquity [are] you.” As the context suggests, this refers specifically to God’s royal position, not his personal existence. |
| (0.04) | (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. |
| (0.04) | (Psa 82:5) | 1 sn Having addressed the defendants, God now speaks to those who are observing the trial, referring to the gods in the third person. |
| (0.04) | (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). |
| (0.04) | (Psa 82:1) | 5 sn The picture of God rendering judgment among the gods clearly depicts his sovereign authority as universal king (see v. 8, where the psalmist boldly affirms this truth). |
| (0.04) | (Psa 80:10) | 1 tn Heb “cedars of God.” The divine name אֵל (ʾel, “God”) is here used in an idiomatic manner to indicate the superlative. |
| (0.04) | (Psa 78:72) | 1 tn Heb “He”; the referent (David, God’s chosen king, mentioned in v. 70) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.04) | (Psa 75:2) | 1 tn The words “God says” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation to clarify that God speaks in vv. 2-3. |
| (0.04) | (Psa 75:10) | 1 tn The words “God says” are not in the Hebrew text. They are supplied in the translation to clarify that God speaks in v. 10. |
| (0.04) | (Psa 73:7) | 2 tn Heb “the thoughts of [their] heart [i.e., mind] cross over” (i.e., violate God’s moral boundary, see Ps 17:3). |
| (0.04) | (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). |
| (0.04) | (Psa 70:1) | 1 sn Psalm 70. This psalm is almost identical to Ps 40:13-17. The psalmist asks for God’s help and for divine retribution against his enemies. |
| (0.04) | (Psa 69:32) | 1 sn You who seek God refers to those who seek to have a relationship with God by obeying and worshiping him (see Ps 53:2). |
| (0.04) | (Psa 68:14) | 2 tn The Hebrew text adds “in it.” The third feminine singular pronominal suffix may refer back to God’s community/dwelling place (v. 10). |
| (0.04) | (Psa 68:1) | 1 sn Psalm 68. The psalmist depicts God as a mighty warrior and celebrates the fact that God exerts his power on behalf of his people. |
| (0.04) | (Psa 68:1) | 2 tn Or “rises up.” The verb form is an imperfect, not a jussive. The psalmist is describing God’s appearance in battle in a dramatic fashion. |
| (0.04) | (Psa 68:3) | 1 tn By placing the subject first the psalmist highlights the contrast between God’s ecstatic people and his defeated enemies (vv. 1-2). |
| (0.04) | (Psa 62:7) | 1 tn Heb “upon God [is] my deliverance and my glory, the high rocky summit of my strength, my shelter [is] in God.” |
| (0.04) | (Psa 62:1) | 1 sn Psalm 62. The psalmist expresses his unwavering confidence in God’s justice and in his ability to protect his people. |
| (0.04) | (Psa 57:1) | 1 sn Psalm 57. The psalmist asks for God’s protection and expresses his confidence that his ferocious enemies will be destroyed by their own schemes. |
