Mazmur 18:27

18:27 For you deliver oppressed ¹  people,

but you bring down those who have a proud look. ² 

Mazmur 128:1

Psalm 128 ³ 

A song of ascents. ⁴ 

128:1 How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers, ⁵ 

each one who keeps his commands! ⁶ 

[18:27]  ¹ tn Or perhaps, “humble” (note the contrast with those who are proud).

[18:27]  ² tn Heb “but proud eyes you bring low.” 2 Sam 22:28 reads, “your eyes [are] upon the proud, [whom] you bring low.”

[128:1]  ³ sn Psalm 128. The psalmist observes that the godly individual has genuine happiness because the Lord rewards such a person with prosperity and numerous children.

[128:1]  ⁴ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[128:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “every fearer of the Lord.”

[128:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “the one who walks in his ways.”