Mazmur 37:4

37:4 Then you will take delight in the Lord, ¹ 

and he will answer your prayers. ² 

Mazmur 99:2

99:2 The Lord is elevated ³  in Zion;

he is exalted over all the nations.

Mazmur 112:8

112:8 His resolve ⁴  is firm; he will not succumb to fear

before he looks in triumph on his enemies.

Mazmur 121:3

121:3 May he not allow your foot to slip!

May your protector ⁵  not sleep! ⁶ 

[37:4]  ¹ tn Following the imperatives of v. 3 the prefixed verbal forms with vav (ו) in v. 4 indicate result. Faith and obedience (v. 3) will bring divine blessing (v. 4).

[37:4]  ² tn Or “and he will give you what you desire most.” Heb “and he will grant to you the requests of your heart.”

[99:2]  ³ tn Heb “great.”

[112:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “his heart,” viewed here as the seat of the volition.

[121:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “the one who guards you.”

[121:3]  ⁶ tn The prefixed verbal forms following the negative particle אל appear to be jussives. As noted above, if they are taken as true jussives of prayer, then the speaker in v. 3 would appear to be distinct from both the speaker in vv. 1-2 and the speaker in vv. 4-8. However, according to GKC 322 §109.e), the jussives are used rhetorically here “to express the conviction that something cannot or should not happen.” In this case one should probably translate, “he will not allow your foot to slip, your protector will not sleep,” and understand just one speaker in vv. 4-8.