Mazmur 34:19

34:19 The godly ¹  face many dangers, ² 

but the Lord saves ³  them ⁴  from each one of them.

Mazmur 51:19

51:19 Then you will accept ⁵  the proper sacrifices, burnt sacrifices and whole offerings;

then bulls will be sacrificed ⁶  on your altar. ⁷ 

Yesaya 66:2

66:2 My hand made them; ⁸ 

that is how they came to be,” ⁹  says the Lord.

I show special favor ¹⁰  to the humble and contrite,

who respect what I have to say. ¹¹ 

Mikha 6:8

6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good,

and what the Lord really wants from you: ¹² 

He wants you to ¹³  promote ¹⁴  justice, to be faithful, ¹⁵ 

and to live obediently before ¹⁶  your God.

Matius 5:3

5:3 “Blessed ¹⁷  are the poor in spirit, ¹⁸  for the kingdom of heaven belongs ¹⁹  to them.

[34:19]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text uses the singular form; the representative or typical godly person is envisioned.

[34:19]  ² tn Or “trials.”

[34:19]  ³ tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal form highlights the generalizing statement and draws attention to the fact that the Lord typically delivers the godly.

[34:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “him,” agreeing with the singular form in the preceding line.

[51:19]  ⁵ tn Or “desire, take delight in.”

[51:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “then they will offer up bulls.” The third plural subject is indefinite.

[51:19]  ⁷ sn Verses 18-19 appear to reflect the exilic period, when the city’s walls lay in ruins and the sacrificial system had been disrupted.

[66:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “all these.” The phrase refers to the heavens and earth, mentioned in the previous verse.

[66:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “and all these were.” Some prefer to emend וַיִּהְיוּ (vayyihyu, “and they were”) to וְלִי הָיוּ (vÿli hayu, “and to me they were”), i.e., “and they belong to me.”

[66:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and to this one I look” (KJV and NASB both similar).

[66:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “to the humble and the lowly in spirit and the one who trembles at my words.”

[6:8]  ¹² sn What the Lord really wants from you. Now the prophet switches roles and answers the hypothetical worshiper’s question. He makes it clear that the Lord desires proper attitudes more than ritual and sacrifice.

[6:8]  ¹³ tn Heb “except.” This statement is actually linked with what precedes, “What does he want from you except….”

[6:8]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “to do,” in the sense of “promote.”

[6:8]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “to love faithfulness.”

[6:8]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “to walk humbly [or perhaps, “carefully”] with.”

[5:3]  ¹⁷ sn The term Blessed introduces the first of several beatitudes promising blessing to those whom God cares for. They serve as an invitation to come into the grace God offers.

[5:3]  ¹⁸ sn The poor in spirit is a reference to the “pious poor” for whom God especially cares. See Ps 14:6; 22:24; 25:16; 34:6; 40:17; 69:29.

[5:3]  ¹⁹ sn The present tense (belongs) here is significant. Jesus makes the kingdom and its blessings currently available. This phrase is unlike the others in the list with the possessive pronoun being emphasized.