Mazmur 8:7

8:7 including all the sheep and cattle,

as well as the wild animals, ¹ 

Mazmur 24:1

Psalm 24 ² 

A psalm of David.

24:1 The Lord owns the earth and all it contains,

the world and all who live in it.

Mazmur 37:31

37:31 The law of their God controls their thinking; ³ 

their ⁴  feet do not slip.

Mazmur 78:30

78:30 They were not yet filled up, ⁵ 

their food was still in their mouths,

Mazmur 106:42

106:42 Their enemies oppressed them;

they were subject to their authority. ⁶ 

Mazmur 119:30

119:30 I choose the path of faithfulness;

I am committed to ⁷  your regulations.

Mazmur 129:3

129:3 The plowers plowed my back;

they made their furrows long.

Mazmur 132:3

132:3 He said, ⁸  “I will not enter my own home, ⁹ 

or get into my bed. ¹⁰ 

Mazmur 149:5

149:5 Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication! ¹¹ 

Let them shout for joy upon their beds! ¹² 

[8:7]  ¹ tn Heb “and also the beasts of the field.”

[24:1]  ² sn Psalm 24. The psalmist affirms the universal kingship of the sovereign creator, reminds his people that only the morally pure are qualified to worship him, and celebrates his splendor as a mighty warrior king.

[37:31]  ³ tn Heb “the law of his God [is] in his heart.” The “heart” is here the seat of one’s thoughts and motives.

[37:31]  ⁴ tn Heb “his.” The pronoun has been translated as plural to agree with the representative or typical “godly” in v. 30.

[78:30]  ⁵ tn Heb “they were not separated from their desire.”

[106:42]  ⁶ tn Heb “they were subdued under their hand.”

[119:30]  ⁷ tn BDB 1000-1001 s.v. I שָׁוָה derives the verb from the first homonym listed, meaning “to agree with; to be like; to resemble.” It here means (in the Piel stem) “to be accounted suitable,” which in turn would mean by metonymy “to accept; to be committed to.” Some prefer to derive the verb from a homonym meaning “to place; to set,” but in this case an elliptical prepositional phrase must be understood, “I place your regulations [before me]” (see Ps 16:8).

[132:3]  ⁸ tn The words “he said” are supplied in the translation to clarify that what follows is David’s vow.

[132:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “the tent of my house.”

[132:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “go up upon the bed of my couch.”

[149:5]  ¹¹ 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]  ¹² 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.