18:31 Indeed, 1 who is God besides the Lord?
Who is a protector 2 besides our God? 3
76:7 You are awesome! Yes, you!
Who can withstand your intense anger? 4
1 tn Or “for.”
2 tn Heb “rocky cliff,” which is a metaphor of divine protection. See v. 2, where the Hebrew term צוּר (tsur) is translated “rocky summit.”
3 tn The rhetorical questions anticipate the answer, “No one.” In this way the psalmist indicates that the
4 tc Heb “and who can stand before you from the time of your anger?” The Hebrew expression מֵאָז (me’az, “from the time of”) is better emended to מֵאֹז (me’oz, “from [i.e., “because of”] the strength of your anger”; see Ps 90:11).