Mazmur 34:11
Konteks34:11 Come children! Listen to me!
I will teach you what it means to fear the Lord. 1
Mazmur 90:3
Konteks90:3 You make mankind return 2 to the dust, 3
and say, “Return, O people!”
Mazmur 146:10
Konteks146:10 The Lord rules forever,
your God, O Zion, throughout the generations to come! 4
Praise the Lord!
Mazmur 148:8
Konteks148:8 O fire and hail, snow and clouds, 5
O stormy wind that carries out his orders, 6
Mazmur 148:11
Konteks148:11 you kings of the earth and all you nations,
you princes and all you leaders 7 on the earth,
Mazmur 149:2
Konteks149:2 Let Israel rejoice in their Creator!
[34:11] 1 tn Heb “the fear of the
[90:3] 2 tn In this context the shortened prefix form does not function as a preterite, but indicates what is typical of the world.
[90:3] 3 tn The Hebrew term דַּכָּא (daka’) carries the basic sense of “crushed.” Elsewhere it refers to those who are “crushed” in spirit or contrite of heart (see Ps 34:18; Isa 57:15). If one understands this nuance here, then v. 3 is observing that God leads mankind to repentance (the term שׁוּב, shuv, “return,” which appears twice in this verse, is sometimes used of repentance.) However, the following context laments mankind’s mortality and the brevity of life, so it is doubtful if v. 3 should be understood so positively. It is more likely that דַּכָּא here refers to “crushed matter,” that is, the dust that fills the grave (see HALOT 221 s.v. s.v. I דַּכָּא; BDB 194 s.v. דַּכָּא). In this case one may hear an echo of Gen 3:19.
[146:10] 4 tn Heb “for a generation and a generation.”
[148:8] 5 tn In Ps 119:83 the noun refers to “smoke,” but here, where the elements of nature are addressed, the clouds, which resemble smoke, are probably in view.
[148:8] 6 tn Heb “[that] does his word.”
[149:2] 9 sn The
