Mazmur 74:12

74:12 But God has been my ¹  king from ancient times,

performing acts of deliverance on the earth. ² 

Mazmur 119:52

119:52 I remember your ancient regulations, ³ 

O Lord, and console myself. ⁴ 

[74:12]  ¹ tn The psalmist speaks as Israel’s representative here.

[74:12]  ² tn Heb “in the midst of the earth.”

[119:52]  ³ tn Heb “I remember your regulations from of old.” The prepositional phrase “from of old” apparently modifies “your regulations,” alluding to the fact that God revealed them to Israel in the distant past. Another option is to understand the prepositional phrase as modifying the verb, in which case one might translate, “I have long remembered your regulations.”

[119:52]  ⁴ tn Or “find comfort.”