Discovery Box| (0.35) | (Ecc 10:12) | 2 tn The phrase “win him” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.35) | (Pro 15:12) | 1 sn This is an understatement, the opposite being intended (a figure called tapeinosis). A scorner rejects any efforts to reform him. |
| (0.35) | (Pro 10:26) | 2 tn The participle is plural, and so probably should be taken in a distributive sense: “to each one who sends him.” |
| (0.35) | (Psa 149:1) | 1 sn Psalm 149. The psalmist calls upon God’s people to praise him because he is just and avenges them. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 144:3) | 3 tn Heb “take account of him.” The two imperfect verbal forms in v. 4 describe God’s characteristic activity. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 142:1) | 1 sn Psalm 142. The psalmist laments his persecuted state and asks the Lord to deliver him from his enemies. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 141:3) | 2 sn My mouth…my lips. The psalmist asks God to protect him from speaking inappropriately or sinfully. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 129:1) | 1 sn Psalm 129. Israel affirms God’s justice and asks him to destroy the enemies of Zion. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 118:1) | 1 sn Psalm 118. The psalmist thanks God for his deliverance and urges others to join him in praise. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 109:16) | 2 tn Heb “and he chased an oppressed and needy man, and one timid of heart to put [him] to death.” |
| (0.35) | (Psa 103:17) | 1 tn Heb “but the loyal love of the Lord [is] from everlasting to everlasting over those who fear him.” |
| (0.35) | (Psa 101:5) | 1 tn Heb “[one who has] pride of eyes and wideness [i.e., arrogance] of heart, him I will not endure.” |
| (0.35) | (Psa 92:15) | 1 tn Heb “so that [they] proclaim that upright [is] the Lord, my rocky summit, and there is no injustice in him.” |
| (0.35) | (Psa 77:16) | 1 tn The waters of the Red Sea are here personified; they are portrayed as seeing God and fearing him. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 69:1) | 1 sn Psalm 69. The psalmist laments his oppressed condition and asks the Lord to deliver him by severely judging his enemies. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 61:1) | 1 sn Psalm 61. The psalmist cries out for help and expresses his confidence that God will protect him. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 51:1) | 2 tn Heb “a psalm by David, when Nathan the prophet came to him when he had gone to Bathsheba.” |
| (0.35) | (Psa 41:2) | 4 tn Heb “do not give him over to the desire of his enemies” (see Ps 27:12). |
| (0.35) | (Psa 37:5) | 2 tn Heb “he will act.” Verse 6 explains what is meant; the Lord will vindicate those who trust in him. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 35:25) | 2 tn Heb “Aha! Our desire!” The “desire” of the psalmist’s enemies is to triumph over him. |
