Mazmur 2:6

2:6 “I myself ¹  have installed ²  my king

on Zion, my holy hill.”

Mazmur 15:1

Psalm 15 ³ 

A psalm of David.

15:1 Lord, who may be a guest in your home? ⁴ 

Who may live on your holy hill? ⁵ 

Mazmur 43:3

43:3 Reveal ⁶  your light ⁷  and your faithfulness!

They will lead me, ⁸ 

they will escort ⁹  me back to your holy hill, ¹⁰ 

and to the place where you live. ¹¹ 

Mazmur 87:1

Psalm 87 ¹² 

Written by the Korahites; a psalm, a song.

87:1 The Lord’s city is in the holy hills. ¹³ 

[2:6]  ¹ tn The first person pronoun appears before the first person verbal form for emphasis, reflected in the translation by “myself.”

[2:6]  ² tn Or perhaps “consecrated.”

[15:1]  ³ sn Psalm 15. This psalm describes the character qualities that one must possess to be allowed access to the divine presence.

[15:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “Who may live as a resident alien in your tent?”

[15:1]  ⁵ sn In this context the Lord’s holy hill probably refers to Zion/Jerusalem. See Isa 66:20; Joel 2:1; 3:17; Zech 8:3; Pss 2:6; 43:3; 48:1; 87:1; Dan 9:16.

[43:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “send.”

[43:3]  ⁷ sn God’s deliverance is compared here to a light which will lead the psalmist back home to the Lord’s temple. Divine deliverance will in turn demonstrate the Lord’s faithfulness to his people.

[43:3]  ⁸ tn Or “may they lead me.” The prefixed verbal forms here and in the next line may be taken as jussives.

[43:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “bring.”

[43:3]  ¹⁰ sn In this context the Lord’s holy hill is Zion/Jerusalem. See Isa 66:20; Joel 2:1; 3:17; Zech 8:3; Pss 2:6; 15:1; 48:1; 87:1; Dan 9:16.

[43:3]  ¹¹ tn Or “to your dwelling place[s].” The plural form of the noun may indicate degree or quality; this is the Lord’s special dwelling place (see Pss 46:4; 84:1; 132:5, 7).

[87:1]  ¹² sn Psalm 87. The psalmist celebrates the Lord’s presence in Zion and the special status of its citizens.

[87:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “his foundation [is] in the hills of holiness.” The expression “his foundation” refers here by metonymy to the Lord’s dwelling place in Zion. The “hills” are the ones surrounding Zion (see Pss 125:2; 133:3).