Discovery Box| (0.38) | (Psa 110:6) | 1 tn The imperfect verbal forms in vv. 6-7 are understood here as descriptive-dramatic or as generalizing, though they could be taken as future. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 109:25) | 2 sn They shake their heads. Apparently shaking the head was a taunting gesture. See also Job 16:4; Ps 22:7; Lam 2:15. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 94:11) | 1 tn Heb “the Lord knows the thoughts of man, that they are emptiness.” The psalmist thinks specifically of the “thoughts” expressed in v. 7. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 93:5) | 1 tn Traditionally “your testimonies.” The Hebrew noun עֵדוּת (ʿedut) refers here to the demands of God’s covenant law. See Ps 19:7. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 58:8) | 1 tn There is no “to be” verb in the Hebrew text at this point, but a jussive tone can be assumed based on vv. 6-7. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 57:1) | 6 sn In the shadow of your wings. The metaphor likens God to a protective mother bird (see also Pss 17:8; 36:7). |
| (0.38) | (Psa 52:8) | 1 tn The disjunctive construction (vav [ו] + subject) highlights the contrast between the evildoer’s destiny (vv. 5-7) and that of the godly psalmist’s security. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 44:3) | 3 tn Heb “your right hand.” The Lord’s “right hand” here symbolizes his power to protect and deliver (see Pss 17:7; 20:6; 21:8). |
| (0.38) | (Psa 41:9) | 1 tn Heb “man of my peace.” The phrase here refers to one’s trusted friend (see Jer 38:22; Obad 7). |
| (0.38) | (Psa 37:1) | 3 tn Heb “over sinners.” The context indicates that the psalmist has in mind the apparent power and success of sinners. See v. 7b. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 35:21) | 2 tn Heb “our eye sees.” Apparently this is an idiom meaning to “look in triumph” or “gloat over” (see Ps 54:7). |
| (0.38) | (Psa 27:5) | 5 tn The three imperfect verb forms in v. 5 anticipate a positive response to the prayer offered in vv. 7-12. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 24:8) | 1 sn Who is this majestic king? Perhaps the personified gates/doors ask this question, in response to the command given in v. 7. |
| (0.38) | (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). |
| (0.38) | (Psa 7:9) | 5 tn For other uses of the verb in this sense, see Job 7:18; Pss 11:4; 26:2; 139:23. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 7:1) | 1 sn Psalm 7. The psalmist asks the Lord to intervene and deliver him from his enemies. He protests his innocence and declares his confidence in God’s justice. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 6:1) | 3 sn The implication is that the psalmist has sinned, causing God to discipline him by bringing a life-threatening illness upon him (see vv. 2-7). |
| (0.38) | (Job 30:31) | 1 tn The verb הָיָה (hayah, “to be”) followed by the preposition ל (lamed) means “to serve the purpose of” (see Gen 1:14ff., 17:7, etc.). |
| (0.38) | (Job 28:18) | 2 tn In Lam 4:7 these are described as red, and so have been identified as rubies (so NIV) or corals. |
| (0.38) | (Job 21:3) | 1 tn The verb נָשָׂא (nasaʾ) means “to lift up; to raise up,” but in this context it means “to endure; to tolerate” (see Job 7:21). |
