Discovery Box| (0.35) | (Psa 69:13) | 1 tn Heb “as for me, [may] my prayer be to you, O Lord, [in] a time of favor.” |
| (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 68:8) | 1 tn Heb “this one of Sinai.” The phrase is a divine title, perhaps indicating that the Lord rules from Sinai. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 59:11) | 2 tn Heb “make them roam around by your strength and bring them down, O our shield, the Lord.” |
| (0.35) | (Psa 54:7) | 1 tn Or “for,” indicating a more specific reason why he will praise the Lord’s name (cf. v. 6). |
| (0.35) | (Psa 53:2) | 1 sn The picture of the Lord looking down from heaven draws attention to his sovereignty over the world. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 41:4) | 1 sn In vv. 4-10 the psalmist recites the prayer of petition and lament he offered to the Lord. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 40:16) | 1 tn Heb “those who love,” which stands metonymically for its cause, the experience of being delivered by the Lord. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 39:4) | 1 tn Heb “Cause me to know, O Lord, my end; and the measure of my days, what it is!” |
| (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 34:15) | 1 tn Heb “the eyes of the Lord [are] toward the godly, and his ears [are] toward their cry for help.” |
| (0.35) | (Psa 34:8) | 4 tn “Taking shelter” in the Lord is an idiom for seeking his protection. Seeking his protection presupposes and even demonstrates the subject’s loyalty to the Lord. In the psalms those who “take shelter” in the Lord are contrasted with the wicked and equated with those who love, fear, and serve the Lord (Pss 2:12; 5:11-12; 31:17-20; 34:21-22). |
| (0.35) | (Psa 31:19) | 3 tn “Taking shelter” in the Lord is an idiom for seeking his protection. Seeking his protection presupposes and even demonstrates the subject’s loyalty to the Lord. In the psalms those who “take shelter” in the Lord are contrasted with the wicked and equated with those who love, fear, and serve the Lord (Pss 2:12; 5:11-12; 34:21-22). |
| (0.35) | (Psa 26:1) | 1 sn Psalm 26. The author invites the Lord to test his integrity, asserts his innocence and declares his loyalty to God. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 25:11) | 1 tn Heb “name.” By forgiving the sinful psalmist, the Lord’s reputation as a merciful God will be enhanced. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 24:6) | 1 sn This verse presents a somewhat idealized view of Jacob’s descendants as devoted worshipers of the Lord. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 21:1) | 1 sn Psalm 21. The psalmist praises the Lord for the way he protects and blesses the Davidic king. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 18:21) | 1 tn Heb “for I have kept the ways of the Lord.” The phrase “ways of the Lord” refers here to the “conduct required” by the Lord. In Ps 25 the Lord’s “ways” are associated with his covenantal demands (see vv. 4, 9-10). See also Ps 119:3 (cf. vv. 1, 4), as well as Deut 8:6; 10:12; 11:22; 19:9; 26:17; 28:9; 30:16. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 18:2) | 4 sn Take shelter. “Taking shelter” in the Lord is an idiom for seeking his protection. Seeking his protection presupposes and even demonstrates the subject’s loyalty to the Lord. In the psalms those who “take shelter” in the Lord are contrasted with the wicked and equated with those who love, fear and serve the Lord (Pss 5:11-12; 31:17-20; 34:21-22). |
| (0.35) | (Psa 17:7) | 2 sn Those who look to you for protection from their enemies. “Seeking shelter” in the Lord is an idiom for seeking his protection. Seeking his protection presupposes and even demonstrates the subject’s loyalty to the Lord. In the psalms those who “take shelter” in the Lord are contrasted with the wicked and equated with those who love, fear and serve the Lord (Pss 5:11-12; 31:17-20; 34:21-22). |
