Keluaran 15:17

15:17 You will bring them in ¹  and plant them in the mountain ²  of your inheritance,

in the place you made ³  for your residence, O Lord,

the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established.

Mazmur 44:3

44:3 For they did not conquer ⁴  the land by their swords,

and they did not prevail by their strength, ⁵ 

but rather by your power, ⁶  strength ⁷  and good favor, ⁸ 

for you were partial to ⁹  them.

[15:17]  ¹ tn The verb is imperfect.

[15:17]  ² sn The “mountain” and the “place” would be wherever Yahweh met with his people. It here refers to Canaan, the land promised to the patriarchs.

[15:17]  ³ tn The verb is perfect tense, referring to Yahweh’s previous choice of the holy place.

[44:3]  ⁴ tn Or “take possession of.”

[44:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “and their arm did not save them.” The “arm” here symbolizes military strength.

[44:3]  ⁶ 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).

[44:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “your arm.”

[44:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “light of your face.” The idiom “light of your face” probably refers to a smile (see Eccl 8:1), which in turn suggests favor and blessing (see Num 6:25; Pss 4:6; 31:16; 67:1; 80:3, 7, 19; 89:15; Dan 9:17).

[44:3]  ⁹ tn Or “favorable toward.”