Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Psa 19:4) | 4 tn The verb is supplied in the translation. The Hebrew text has no verb; יָצָא (yatsaʾ, “goes out”) is understood by ellipsis. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 18:31) | 2 tn Heb “rocky cliff,” which is a metaphor of divine protection. See v. 2, where the Hebrew term צוּר (tsur) is translated “rocky summit.” |
| (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 16:1) | 2 tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew term מִכְתָּם (mikhtam) is uncertain. HALOT 582-83 s.v. defines it as “inscription.” |
| (0.30) | (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). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 14:7) | 2 tn Heb “turns with a turning [toward] his people.” The Hebrew term שְׁבוּת (shevut) is apparently a cognate accusative of שׁוּב (shuv). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 12:1) | 2 tn The meaning of the Hebrew term שְׁמִינִית (sheminit) is uncertain; perhaps it refers to a particular style of music. See 1 Chr 15:21. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 8:1) | 2 tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew term הגתית is uncertain; it probably refers to a musical style or type of instrument. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 6:1) | 2 tn The meaning of the Hebrew term שְׁמִינִית (sheminit, “sheminith”) is uncertain; perhaps it refers to a particular style of music. See 1 Chr 15:21. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 5:10) | 4 tn The Hebrew noun used here, פֶּשַׁע (peshaʿ), refers to rebellious actions. The psalmist pictures his enemies as rebels against God (see the next line). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 5:7) | 3 tn Heb “in fear [of] you.” The Hebrew noun יִרְאָה (yirʾah, “fear”), when used of fearing God, is sometimes used metonymically for what it ideally produces: “worship, reverence, piety.” |
| (0.30) | (Psa 5:1) | 2 tn The meaning of the Hebrew word נְחִילוֹת (nekhilot), which occurs only here, is uncertain. Many relate the form to חָלִיל (khalil, “flute”). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 3:2) | 2 sn The function of the Hebrew term סֶלָה (selah), transliterated here “Selah,” is uncertain. It may be a musical direction of some kind. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 2:9) | 2 tn The Hebrew term שֵׁבֶט (shevet) can refer to a “staff” or “rod,” but here it probably refers to the Davidic king’s royal scepter, symbolizing his sovereignty. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 1:4) | 2 tn Heb “[they are] like the chaff which [the] wind blows about.” The Hebrew imperfect verbal form draws attention to the typical nature of the action described. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 1:3) | 4 tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal forms in v. 3 draw attention to the typical nature of the actions/states they describe. |
| (0.30) | (Job 42:11) | 2 tn The Hebrew word קְשִׂיטָה (qesitah) is generally understood to refer to a unit of money, but the value is unknown. |
| (0.30) | (Job 40:15) | 2 sn By form the word is the feminine plural of the Hebrew word for “beast.” Here it is an abstract word—a title. |
| (0.30) | (Job 39:21) | 1 tc The Hebrew text has a plural verb, “they paw.” For consistency and for stylistic reasons this is translated as a singular. |
| (0.30) | (Job 38:15) | 1 tn Heb “the raised arm.” The words “in violence” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation to clarify the metaphor. |
