Mazmur 104:23

104:23 Men then go out to do their work,

and labor away until evening. ¹ 

Mazmur 118:8

118:8 It is better to take shelter ²  in the Lord

than to trust in people.

Mazmur 135:15

135:15 The nations’ idols are made of silver and gold,

they are man-made. ³ 

[104:23]  ¹ tn Heb “man goes out to his work, and to his labor until evening.”

[118:8]  ² tn “Taking shelter” in the Lord is an idiom for seeking his protection. Seeking his protection presupposes and even demonstrates the subject’s loyalty to the Lord. In the psalms those who “take shelter” in the Lord are contrasted with the wicked and equated with those who love, fear, and serve the Lord (Pss 5:11-12; 31:17-20; 34:21-22).

[135:15]  ³ tn Heb “the work of the hands of man.”