Mazmur 45:16

45:16 Your ¹  sons will carry ²  on the dynasty of your ancestors; ³ 

you will make them princes throughout the land.

Mazmur 149:5-9

149:5 Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication! ⁴ 

Let them shout for joy upon their beds! ⁵ 

149:6 May they praise God

while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand, ⁶ 

149:7 in order to take ⁷  revenge on the nations,

and punish foreigners.

149:8 They bind ⁸  their kings in chains,

and their nobles in iron shackles,

149:9 and execute the judgment to which their enemies ⁹  have been sentenced. ¹⁰ 

All his loyal followers will be vindicated. ¹¹ 

Praise the Lord!

[45:16]  ¹ tn The pronoun is second masculine singular, indicating the king is being addressed from this point to the end of the psalm.

[45:16]  ² tn The prefixed verbal form could be taken as jussive and the statement interpreted as a prayer, “May your sons carry on the dynasty of your ancestors!” The next line could then be taken as a relative clause, “[your sons] whom you will make princes throughout the land.”

[45:16]  ³ tn Heb “in place of your fathers will be your sons.”

[149:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “in glory.” Here “glory” probably refers to the “honor” that belongs to the Lord’s people as a result of their deliverance (see v. 4).

[149:5]  ⁵ tn The significance of the reference to “beds” is unclear. Perhaps the point is that they should rejoice at all times, even when falling asleep or awaking.

[149:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “[May] praises of God [be] in their throat, and a two-edged sword in their hand.”

[149:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “to do.”

[149:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “to bind.”

[149:9]  ⁹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the enemies of the people of God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[149:9]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “to do against them judgment [that] is written.”

[149:9]  ¹¹ tn Heb “it is honor for all his godly ones.” The judgment of the oppressive kings will bring vindication and honor to God’s people (see vv. 4-5).