Psalms 48:11
Context| NETBible | Mount Zion rejoices; the towns 1 of Judah are happy, 2 because of your acts of judgment. 3 |
| XREF | Jud 5:31; 2Ch 20:26,27; Ps 58:10; Ps 97:8; Ps 137:8,9; So 1:5; So 2:7; So 3:5; So 5:16; Isa 37:22; Zec 9:9; Lu 23:28; Re 15:4; Re 16:5-7; Re 18:20; Re 19:1-3 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “daughters.” The reference is to the cities of Judah surrounding Zion (see Ps 97:8 and H. Haag, TDOT 2:336). 2 tn The prefixed verbal forms are understood as generalizing imperfects. (For other examples of an imperfect followed by causal לְמַעַן [lÿma’an], see Ps 23:3; Isa 49:7; 55:5.) Another option is to interpret the forms as jussives, “Let Mount Zion rejoice! Let the towns of Judah be happy!” (cf. NASB, NRSV; note the imperatives in vv. 12-13.) 3 sn These acts of judgment are described in vv. 4-7. |
