Mazmur 132:5

132:5 until I find a place for the Lord,

a fine dwelling place ¹  for the powerful ruler of Jacob.” ² 

Mazmur 46:11

46:11 The Lord who commands armies is on our side! ³ 

The God of Jacob ⁴  is our protector! ⁵  (Selah)

Mazmur 50:1

Psalm 50 ⁶ 

A psalm by Asaph.

50:1 El, God, the Lord ⁷  speaks,

and summons the earth to come from the east and west. ⁸ 

Mazmur 146:5-6

146:5 How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob,

whose hope is in the Lord his God,

146:6 the one who made heaven and earth,

the sea, and all that is in them,

who remains forever faithful, ⁹ 

[132:5]  ¹ tn The plural form of the noun may indicate degree or quality; David envisions a special dwelling place (see Pss 43:3; 46:4; 84:1).

[132:5]  ² tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Jacob.”

[46:11]  ³ tn Heb “the Lord of hosts is with us.” The title “Lord of hosts” here pictures the Lord as a mighty warrior-king who leads armies into battle (see Ps 24:10). The military imagery is further developed in vv. 8-9.

[46:11]  ⁴ tn That is, Israel, or Judah (see Ps 20:1).

[46:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “our elevated place” (see Pss 9:9; 18:2).

[50:1]  ⁶ sn Psalm 50. This psalm takes the form of a covenant lawsuit in which the Lord comes to confront his people in a formal manner (as in Isa 1:2-20). The Lord emphasizes that he places priority on obedience and genuine worship, not empty ritual.

[50:1]  ⁷ sn Israel’s God is here identified with three names: El (אֵל [’el], or “God”), Elohim (אֱלֹהִים [’elohim], or “God”), and Yahweh (יְהוָה [yÿhvah] or “the Lord”). There is an obvious allusion here to Josh 22:22, the only other passage where these three names appear in succession. In that passage the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh declare, “El, God, the Lord! El, God, the Lord! He knows the truth! Israel must also know! If we have rebelled or disobeyed the Lord, don’t spare us today!” In that context the other tribes had accused the trans-Jordanian tribes of breaking God’s covenant by worshiping idols. The trans-Jordanian tribes appealed to “El, God, the Lord” as their witness that they were innocent of the charges brought against them. Ironically here in Ps 50 “El, God, the Lord” accuses his sinful covenant people of violating the covenant and warns that he will not spare them if they persist in their rebellion.

[50:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “and calls [the] earth from the sunrise to its going.”

[146:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “the one who guards faithfulness forever.”