Mazmur 89:14

89:14 Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne. ¹ 

Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule. ² 

Mazmur 18:36

18:36 You widen my path; ³ 

my feet ⁴  do not slip.

[89:14]  ¹ sn The Lord’s throne symbolizes his kingship.

[89:14]  ² tn Heb “are in front of your face.” The idiom can mean “confront” (Ps 17:13) or “meet, enter the presence of” (Ps 95:2).

[18:36]  ³ tn Heb “you make wide my step under me.” “Step” probably refers metonymically to the path upon which the psalmist walks. Another option is to translate, “you widen my stride.” This would suggest that God gives the psalmist the capacity to run quickly.

[18:36]  ⁴ tn Heb “lower legs.” On the meaning of the Hebrew noun, which occurs only here, see H. R. Cohen, Biblical Hapax Legomena (SBLDS), 112. A cognate Akkadian noun means “lower leg.”