Mazmur 4:3
Konteks4:3 Realize that 1 the Lord shows the godly special favor; 2
the Lord responds 3 when I cry out to him.
Mazmur 78:38
Konteks78:38 Yet he is compassionate.
He forgives sin and does not destroy.
He often holds back his anger,
and does not stir up his fury. 4
Mazmur 78:50
Konteks78:50 He sent his anger in full force; 5
he did not spare them from death;
he handed their lives over to destruction. 6
Mazmur 135:7
Konteks135:7 He causes the clouds to arise from the end of the earth,
makes lightning bolts accompany the rain,
and brings the wind out of his storehouses.
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[4:3] 1 tn Heb “and know that.”
[4:3] 2 tn Heb “that the
[78:38] 4 tn One could translate v. 38 in the past tense (“he was compassionate…forgave sin and did not destroy…held back his anger, and did not stir up his fury”), but the imperfect verbal forms are probably best understood as generalizing. Verse 38 steps back briefly from the narrational summary of Israel’s history and lays the theological basis for v. 39, which focuses on God’s mercy toward sinful Israel.
[78:50] 5 tn Heb “he leveled a path for his anger.” There were no obstacles to impede its progress; it moved swiftly and destructively.