Mazmur 125:4

125:4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,

to the morally upright! ¹ 

Mazmur 78:72

78:72 David ²  cared for them with pure motives; ³ 

he led them with skill. ⁴ 

[125:4]  ¹ tn Heb “pure of heart.” The “heart” is here viewed as the seat of one’s moral character and motives. The “pure of heart” are God’s faithful followers who trust in and love the Lord and, as a result, experience his deliverance (see Pss 7:10; 11:2; 32:11; 36:10; 64:10; 94:15; 97:11).

[78:72]  ² tn Heb “He”; the referent (David, God’s chosen king, mentioned in v. 70) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[78:72]  ³ tn Heb “and he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart.”

[78:72]  ⁴ tn Heb “and with the understanding of his hands he led them.”