Mazmur 22:23

22:23 You loyal followers of the Lord, ¹  praise him!

All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!

All you descendants of Israel, stand in awe of him! ² 

Mazmur 68:6

68:6 God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; ³ 

he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. ⁴ 

But sinful rebels live in the desert. ⁵ 

Mazmur 76:11

76:11 Make vows to the Lord your God and repay them!

Let all those who surround him ⁶  bring tribute to the awesome one!

Mazmur 88:5

88:5 adrift ⁷  among the dead,

like corpses lying in the grave,

whom you remember no more,

and who are cut off from your power. ⁸ 

[22:23]  ¹ tn Heb “[you] fearers of the Lord.” See Ps 15:4.

[22:23]  ² tn Heb “fear him.”

[68:6]  ³ tn Heb “God causes the solitary ones to dwell in a house.” The participle suggests this is what God typically does.

[68:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “he brings out prisoners into prosperity.” Another option is to translate, “he brings out prisoners with singing” (cf. NIV). The participle suggests this is what God typically does.

[68:6]  ⁵ tn Or “in a parched [land].”

[68:6]  sn God delivers the downtrodden and oppressed, but sinful rebels who oppose his reign are treated appropriately.

[76:11]  ⁶ tn The phrase “all those who surround him” may refer to the surrounding nations (v. 12 may favor this), but in Ps 89:7 the phrase refers to God’s heavenly assembly.

[88:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “set free.”

[88:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “from your hand.”