Mazmur 102:21

102:21 so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion,

and praise him ¹  in Jerusalem, ² 

Mazmur 118:12

118:12 They surrounded me like bees.

But they disappeared as quickly ³  as a fire among thorns. ⁴ 

Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.

Mazmur 122:4

122:4 The tribes go up ⁵  there, ⁶ 

the tribes of the Lord,

where it is required that Israel

give thanks to the name of the Lord. ⁷ 

[102:21]  ¹ tn Heb “his praise.”

[102:21]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[118:12]  ³ tn Heb “were extinguished.”

[118:12]  ⁴ tn The point seems to be that the hostility of the nations (v. 10) is short-lived, like a fire that quickly devours thorns and then burns out. Some, attempting to create a better parallel with the preceding line, emend דֹּעֲכוּ (do’akhu, “they were extinguished”) to בָּעֲרוּ (ba’aru, “they burned”). In this case the statement emphasizes their hostility.

[122:4]  ⁵ tn Or “went up.”

[122:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “which is where the tribes go up.”

[122:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “[it is] a statute for Israel to give thanks to the name of the Lord.”