Mazmur 25:14

25:14 The Lord’s loyal followers receive his guidance, ¹ 

and he reveals his covenantal demands to them. ² 

Mazmur 27:5

27:5 He will surely ³  give me shelter ⁴  in the day of danger; ⁵ 

he will hide me in his home; ⁶ 

he will place me ⁷  on an inaccessible rocky summit. ⁸ 

Mazmur 91:1

Psalm 91 ⁹ 

91:1 As for you, the one who lives ¹⁰  in the shelter of the sovereign One, ¹¹ 

and resides in the protective shadow ¹²  of the mighty king ¹³  –

[25:14]  ¹ tn Heb “the advice of the Lord belongs to those who fear him.”

[25:14]  ² tn Heb “and his covenant, to make them know.”

[27:5]  ³ tn Or “for he will.” The translation assumes the כִּי (ki) is asseverative here, rather than causal.

[27:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “he will hide me in his hut.”

[27:5]  ⁵ tn Or “trouble.”

[27:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “tent.”

[27:5]  ⁷ tn The three imperfect verb forms in v. 5 anticipate a positive response to the prayer offered in vv. 7-12.

[27:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “on a rocky summit he lifts me up.” The Lord places the psalmist in an inaccessible place where his enemies cannot reach him. See Ps 18:2.

[91:1]  ⁹ sn Psalm 91. In this psalm an individual (perhaps a priest) addresses one who has sought shelter in the Lord and assures him that God will protect him from danger (vv. 1-13). In vv. 14-16 God himself promises to keep his loyal follower safe.

[91:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “[O] one who lives.”

[91:1]  ¹¹ tn Traditionally “the Most High.”

[91:1]  ¹² sn The Lord is compared here to a bird who protects its young under the shadow of its wings (see v. 4).

[91:1]  ¹³ sn The divine name used here is “Shaddai” (שַׁדַּי, shadday; see also Ps 68:14). Shaddai (or El Shaddai) is the mighty king (sovereign judge) of the world who grants life/blesses and kills/judges. In Genesis he blesses the patriarchs with fertility and promises numerous descendants. Outside Genesis he both blesses/protects and takes away life/happiness.