Mazmur 94:12

94:12 How blessed is the one ¹  whom you instruct, O Lord,

the one whom you teach from your law,

Yesaya 2:3

2:3 many peoples will come and say,

“Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain,

to the temple of the God of Jacob,

so ²  he can teach us his requirements, ³ 

and ⁴  we can follow his standards.” ⁵ 

For Zion will be the center for moral instruction; ⁶ 

the Lord will issue edicts from Jerusalem. ⁷ 

Mikha 4:2

4:2 Many nations will come, saying,

“Come on! Let’s go up to the Lord’s mountain,

to the temple ⁸  of Jacob’s God,

so he can teach us his commands ⁹ 

and we can live by his laws.” ¹⁰ 

For Zion will be the source of instruction;

the Lord’s teachings will proceed from Jerusalem. ¹¹ 

[94:12]  ¹ tn Heb “[Oh] the happiness [of] the man.” Hebrew wisdom literature often assumes and reflects the male-oriented perspective of ancient Israelite society. The principle of the psalm is certainly applicable to all people, regardless of their gender or age. To facilitate modern application, we translate the gender and age specific “man” with the more neutral “one.” The generic masculine pronoun is used in v. 2.

[2:3]  ² tn The prefixed verb form with simple vav (ו) introduces a purpose/result clause after the preceding prefixed verb form (probably to be taken as a cohortative; see IBHS 650 §39.2.2a).

[2:3]  ³ tn Heb “his ways.” In this context God’s “ways” are the standards of moral conduct he decrees that people should live by.

[2:3]  ⁴ tn The cohortative with vav (ו) after the prefixed verb form indicates the ultimate purpose/goal of their action.

[2:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “walk in his ways.”

[2:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “for out of Zion will go instruction.”

[2:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.”

[4:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “house.”

[4:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “ways.”

[4:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and we can walk in his paths.”

[4:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “instruction [or, “law”] will go out from Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.”

[4:2]  map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.