Discovery Box| (0.42) | (Psa 119:119) | 2 sn As he explains in the next verse, the psalmist’s fear of judgment motivates him to obey God’s rules. |
| (0.42) | (Psa 119:86) | 1 sn God’s commands are a reliable guide to right and wrong. By keeping them the psalmist is doing what is right, yet he is still persecuted. |
| (0.42) | (Psa 114:1) | 1 sn Psalm 114. The psalmist recalls the events of the exodus and conquest and celebrates God’s kingship over his covenant people. |
| (0.42) | (Psa 105:8) | 1 tn Heb “[the] word he commanded.” The text refers here to God’s unconditional covenantal promise to Abraham and the patriarchs, as vv. 10-12 make clear. |
| (0.42) | (Psa 105:28) | 2 tn Heb “they did not rebel against his words.” Apparently this refers to Moses and Aaron, who obediently carried out God’s orders. |
| (0.42) | (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. |
| (0.42) | (Psa 93:5) | 3 sn Holiness refers here to God’s royal transcendence (see vv. 1-4), as well as his moral authority and perfection (see v. 5a). |
| (0.42) | (Psa 92:5) | 1 tn Heb “very deep [are] your thoughts.” God’s “thoughts” refer here to his moral design of the world, as outlined in vv. 6-15. |
| (0.42) | (Psa 92:7) | 2 sn God allows the wicked to prosper temporarily so that he might reveal his justice. When the wicked are annihilated, God demonstrates that wickedness does not pay off. |
| (0.42) | (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. |
| (0.42) | (Psa 90:8) | 2 tn Heb “what we have hidden to the light of your face.” God’s face is compared to a light or lamp that exposes the darkness around it. |
| (0.42) | (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. |
| (0.42) | (Psa 84:1) | 1 sn Psalm 84. The psalmist expresses his desire to be in God’s presence in the Jerusalem temple, for the Lord is the protector of his people. |
| (0.42) | (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. |
| (0.42) | (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). |
| (0.42) | (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). |
| (0.42) | (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. |
| (0.42) | (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. |
| (0.42) | (Psa 77:8) | 1 tn Heb “word,” which may refer here to God’s word of promise (note the reference to “loyal love” in the preceding line). |
| (0.42) | (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. |
