Mazmur 34:12

34:12 Do you want to really live? ¹ 

Would you love to live a long, happy life? ² 

Mazmur 86:7

86:7 In my time of trouble I cry out to you,

for you will answer me.

Mazmur 136:9

136:9 the moon and stars to rule by night,

for his loyal love endures,

[34:12]  ¹ tn Heb “Who is the man who desires life?” The rhetorical question is used to grab the audience’s attention. “Life” probably refers here to quality of life, not just physical existence or even duration of life. See the following line.

[34:12]  ² tn Heb “[Who] loves days to see good?”