Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Psa 91:1) | 4 sn The Lord is compared here to a bird who protects its young under the shadow of its wings (see v. 4). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 89:50) | 2 tn Heb “remember, O Lord, the taunt against your servants.” Many medieval Hebrew mss read the singular here, “your servant” (that is, the psalmist). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 89:19) | 1 tn The pronoun “you” refers to the Lord, who is addressed here. The quotation that follows further develops the announcement of vv. 3-4. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 89:8) | 1 tn Traditionally “God of hosts.” The title here pictures the Lord as enthroned in the midst of the angelic hosts of heaven. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 89:15) | 1 tn Heb “who know the shout.” “Shout” here refers to the shouts of the Lord’s worshipers (see Pss 27:6; 33:3; 47:5). |
| (0.30) | (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. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 80:1) | 1 sn Psalm 80. The psalmist laments Israel’s demise and asks the Lord to show favor toward his people, as he did in earlier times. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 78:65) | 1 tn Heb “and the master awoke like one sleeping.” The Lord’s apparent inactivity during the time of judgment is compared to sleep. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 78:4) | 2 tn Heb “to a following generation telling the praises of the Lord.” “Praises” stand by metonymy for the mighty acts that prompt worship. Cf. Ps 9:14. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 68:19) | 2 tn It is possible to take this phrase with what precedes (“The Lord deserves praise day after day”) rather than with what follows. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 59:3) | 3 sn The point is that the psalmist’s enemies have no justifiable reason for attacking him. He has neither rebelled or sinned against the Lord. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 56:1) | 1 sn Psalm 56. Despite the threats of his enemies, the psalmist is confident the Lord will keep his promise to protect and deliver him. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 50:21) | 4 tn Heb “and I will set in order [my case against you] to your eyes.” The cohortative form expresses the Lord’s resolve to accuse and judge the wicked. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 48:5) | 1 tn The object of “see” is omitted, but v. 3b suggests that the Lord’s self-revelation as the city’s defender is what they see. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 47:5) | 3 tn Heb “the Lord amid the sound of the ram horn.” The verb “ascended” is understood by ellipsis; see the preceding line. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 47:2) | 1 sn The divine title “Most High” (עֶלְיוֹן, ʿelyon) pictures the Lord as the exalted ruler of the universe who vindicates the innocent and judges the wicked. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 44:3) | 3 tn Heb “your right hand.” The Lord’s “right hand” here symbolizes his power to protect and deliver (see Pss 17:7; 20:6; 21:8). |
| (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 39:1) | 1 sn Psalm 39. The psalmist laments his frailty and mortality as he begs the Lord to take pity on him and remove his disciplinary hand. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 37:22) | 2 tn Heb “those blessed by him.” The pronoun “him” must refer to the Lord (see vv. 20, 23), so the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
