Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Psa 78:64) | 3 sn Because of the invading army and the ensuing panic, the priests’ widows had no time to carry out the normal mourning rites. |
| (0.30) | (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). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 65:8) | 1 tn Heb “and the inhabitants of the ends fear because of your signs.” God’s “signs” are the “awesome acts” (see v. 5) he performs in the earth. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 53:6) | 4 tn Because the parallel verb is jussive, this verb, which is ambiguous in form, should be taken as a jussive as well. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 40:3) | 1 sn A new song was appropriate because the Lord had intervened in the psalmist’s experience in a fresh and exciting way. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 33:3) | 1 sn A new song is appropriate because the Lord is constantly intervening in the lives of his people in fresh and exciting ways. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 31:12) | 2 tn Heb “I am like a broken jar.” One throws away a broken jar without a second thought because it is considered worthless and useless. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 27:11) | 3 tn Heb “because of those who watch me [with evil intent].” See also Pss 5:8; 54:5; 56:2. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 25:5) | 1 sn The Lord’s commandments are referred to as truth here because they are a trustworthy and accurate expression of the divine will. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 22:15) | 3 sn Here the psalmist addresses God and suggests that God is ultimately responsible for what is happening because of his failure to intervene (see vv. 1-2, 11). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 18:41) | 2 tn Heb “to the Lord.” The words “they cry out” are supplied in the translation because they are understood by ellipsis (see the preceding line). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 18:10) | 2 tn Heb “a cherub.” Because of the typical associations of the word “cherub” in English with chubby winged babies, the term has been rendered “winged angel” in the translation. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 17:9) | 1 tn Heb “from before”; or “because.” In the Hebrew text v. 9 is subordinated to v. 8. The words “protect me” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 14:7) | 4 tn Because the parallel verb is jussive, this verb, which is ambiguous in form, should be taken as a jussive as well. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 11:4) | 1 tn Because of the royal imagery involved here, one could translate “lofty palace.” The Lord’s heavenly temple is in view here (see Mic 1:2-4). |
| (0.30) | (Job 39:28) | 2 tn The word could be taken as the predicate, but because of the conjunction it seems to be adding another description of the place of its nest. |
| (0.30) | (Job 22:4) | 2 sn Of course the point is that God does not charge Job because he is righteous; the point is he must be unrighteous. |
| (0.30) | (Job 17:11) | 2 tn Although not in the Hebrew text, “even” is supplied in the translation because this line is in apposition to the preceding. |
| (0.30) | (Job 17:4) | 2 sn The pronoun their refers to Job’s friends. They have not pledged security for him because God has hidden or sealed off their understanding. |
| (0.30) | (Job 15:27) | 1 sn This verse tells us that he is not in any condition to fight because he is bloated and fat from luxurious living. |
