¹ tn Or “islands” (NIV); CEV “distant islands”; TEV “distant lands.”

⁴ tn Or “islands” (NIV); TEV “Distant lands.”

³ tn Or “islands” (NASB, NIV); NLT “distant coastlands.”

² tn Or “islands” (NIV); NLT “distant lands beyond the sea.”

¹ tn Heb “fathers,” but here the term also refers to “forefathers,” i.e., more distant ancestors.

¹ tn Or “islands” (KJV, NIV, CEV); TEV “distant lands”; NLT “lands beyond the sea.”

² sn A distant region in the direction of Mesopotamia; see Amos 1:5; 9:7.

¹ sn Tarshish was a distant western port, the precise location of which is uncertain.

³ tn Or “forefathers,” or “ancestors.” Here the referent could be the immediate parents or, by their example, more distant ancestors.

³ tn Heb “the wealth of the sea,” i.e., wealth that is transported from distant lands via the sea.

² tn Heb “our fathers” (also in vv. 8, 16). The Hebrew term translated “father” can refer to more distant relationships such as grandfathers or ancestors.

¹ sn Although Abraham and Sarah are distant ancestors of the people the prophet is addressing, they are spoken of as the immediate parents.

² tn Heb “ships of Tarshish.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant, western port of Tarshish.

¹ tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.

¹ tn That is, the enemies mentioned in v. 21. Even if they retreat to distant regions, God will retrieve them and make them taste his judgment.

¹ tn Heb “and his name went out to a distant place, for he did extraordinarily to be helped until he was strong.”

¹ tn Heb “Tarshish ships.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.

¹ tn Heb “a fleet of Tarshish [ships].” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.

¹ sn Tarshish refers to a distant seaport sometimes believed to be located in southern Spain (others identified it as Carthage in North Africa). In any event it represents here a distant, rich, and exotic port that was a trading partner of Tyre.

¹ tn Heb “from the end of the earth.” This may indicate (1) the psalmist is exiled in a distant land, or (2) it may be hyperbolic (the psalmist feels alienated from God’s presence, as if he were in a distant land).