Discovery Box| (0.35) | (Psa 20:6) | 3 tn Heb “his anointed one.” This title refers to the Davidic king. See Pss 2:2 and 18:50. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 19:8) | 4 tn Because they reflect God’s character, his commands provide a code of moral and ethical purity. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 18:50) | 4 tn Heb “his anointed [one],” i.e., the psalmist/Davidic king. See Ps 2:2. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 19:5) | 2 sn Like a bridegroom. The metaphor likens the sun to a bridegroom who rejoices on his wedding night. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 18:29) | 6 sn I can jump over a wall. The psalmist uses hyperbole to emphasize his God-given military superiority. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 14:2) | 1 sn The picture of the Lord looking down from heaven draws attention to his sovereignty over the world. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 9:7) | 1 tn The construction vav (ו) + subject highlights the contrast between the exalted Lord and his defeated foes (see v. 6). |
| (0.35) | (Psa 4:4) | 1 sn The psalmist warns his enemies that they need to tremble with fear before God and repudiate their sinful ways. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 2:2) | 4 tn Heb “and against his anointed one.” The Davidic king is the referent (see vv. 6-7). |
| (0.35) | (Job 33:29) | 2 tn The phrase “in his dealings” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarification. |
| (0.35) | (Job 33:25) | 2 tn The word describes the period when the man is healthy and vigorous, ripe for what life brings his way. |
| (0.35) | (Job 32:3) | 1 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Job) has been specified in the translation to indicate whose friends they were. |
| (0.35) | (Job 31:18) | 2 tn The expression “from my mother’s womb” is obviously hyperbolic. It is a way of saying “all his life.” |
| (0.35) | (Job 30:22) | 1 sn Here Job changes the metaphor again, to the driving storm. God has sent his storms, and Job is blown away. |
| (0.35) | (Job 29:23) | 2 sn The analogy is that they received his words eagerly as the dry ground opens to receive the rains. |
| (0.35) | (Job 29:1) | 1 sn Now that the debate with his friends is over, Job concludes with a soliloquy, just as he had begun with one. Here he does not take into account his friends or their arguments. The speech has three main sections: Job’s review of his former circumstances (29:1-25); Job’s present misery (30:1-31); and Job’s vindication of his life (31:1-40). |
| (0.35) | (Job 27:7) | 1 sn Of course, he means like his enemy when he is judged, not when he is thriving in prosperity and luxury. |
| (0.35) | (Job 25:3) | 1 tn Heb “Is there a number to his troops?” The question is rhetorical: there is no number to them! |
| (0.35) | (Job 22:22) | 2 tc M. Dahood has “write his words” (“Metaphor in Job 22:22, ” Bib 47 [1966]: 108-9). |
| (0.35) | (Job 17:12) | 3 tn The rest of the verse makes better sense if it is interpreted as what his friends say. |
