Mazmur 11:5

11:5 The Lord approves of ¹  the godly, ² 

but he ³  hates ⁴  the wicked and those who love to do violence. ⁵ 

Mazmur 24:3

24:3 Who is allowed to ascend ⁶  the mountain of the Lord? ⁷ 

Who may go up to his holy dwelling place?

Mazmur 37:9

37:9 Wicked men ⁸  will be wiped out, ⁹ 

but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land. ¹⁰ 

Mazmur 72:6

72:6 He ¹¹  will descend like rain on the mown grass, ¹² 

like showers that drench ¹³  the earth. ¹⁴ 

Mazmur 93:4

93:4 Above the sound of the surging water, ¹⁵ 

and the mighty waves of the sea,

the Lord sits enthroned in majesty. ¹⁶ 

Mazmur 139:21

139:21 O Lord, do I not hate those who hate you,

and despise those who oppose you? ¹⁷ 

[11:5]  ¹ tn Heb “examines,” the same verb used in v. 4b. But here it is used in a metonymic sense of “examine and approve” (see Jer 20:12).

[11:5]  ² tn The singular form is used here in a collective or representative sense. Note the plural form “pure (of heart)” in v. 2.

[11:5]  ³ tn Heb “his [very] being.” A נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “being, soul”) is also attributed to the Lord in Isa 1:14, where a suffixed form of the noun appears as the subject of the verb “hate.” Both there and here the term is used of the seat of one’s emotions and passions.

[11:5]  ⁴ sn He hates the wicked. The Lord “hates” the wicked in the sense that he despises their wicked character and deeds, and actively opposes and judges them for their wickedness. See Ps 5:5.

[11:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “the wicked [one] and the lover of violence.” The singular form is used here in a collective or representative sense. Note the plural form רְשָׁעִים (rÿsha’im, “wicked [ones]”) in vv. 2 and 6.

[24:3]  ⁶ tn The imperfects in v. 3 are modal, expressing potential or permission.

[24:3]  ⁷ sn In this context the Lord’s mountain probably refers to Zion/Jerusalem (see Isa 2:2-3).

[37:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “for evil men.” The conjunction כִּי (ki, “for”) relates to the exhortations in v. 8; there is no reason to be frustrated, for the evildoers will be punished in due time.

[37:9]  ⁹ tn Or “cut off, removed.”

[37:9]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and those who wait on the Lord, they will possess the land.”

[72:6]  ¹¹ tn That is, the king (see vv. 2, 4).

[72:6]  ¹² tn The rare term zg refers to a sheep’s fleece in Deut 18:4 and Job 31:20, but to “mown” grass or crops here and in Amos 7:1.

[72:6]  ¹³ tc The form in the Hebrew text appears to be an otherwise unattested noun. Many prefer to emend the form to a verb from the root זָרַף (zaraf). BHS in textual note b on this verse suggests a Hiphil imperfect, third masculine plural יַזְרִיפוּ (yazrifu), while HALOT 283 s.v. *זרף prefers a Pilpel perfect, third masculine plural זִרְזְפוּ (zirzÿfu). The translation assumes the latter.

[72:6]  ¹⁴ sn The imagery of this verse compares the blessings produced by the king’s reign to fructifying rains that cause the crops to grow.

[93:4]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “mighty waters.”

[93:4]  sn The surging waters here symbolizes the hostile enemies of God who seek to destroy the order he has established in the world (see Pss 18:17; 29:3; 32:6; 77:20; 144:7; Isa 17:13; Jer 51:55; Ezek 26:19; Hab 3:15). But the Lord is depicted as elevated above and sovereign over these raging waters.

[93:4]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “mighty on high [is] the Lord.”

[139:21]  ¹⁷ tc Heb “who raise themselves up against you.” The form וּבִתְקוֹמְמֶיךָ (uvitqomÿmekha) should be emended to וּבְמִתְקוֹמְמֶיךָ (uvÿmitqomÿmekha), a Hitpolel participle (the prefixed mem [מ] of the participle is accidentally omitted in the MT, though a few medieval Hebrew mss have it).