Mazmur 49:19

49:19 But he will join his ancestors; ¹ 

they will never again see the light of day. ² 

Mazmur 59:4

59:4 Though I have done nothing wrong, ³  they are anxious to attack. ⁴ 

Spring into action and help me! Take notice of me! ⁵ 

Mazmur 122:4

122:4 The tribes go up ⁶  there, ⁷ 

the tribes of the Lord,

where it is required that Israel

give thanks to the name of the Lord. ⁸ 

[49:19]  ¹ tn Verses 18-19a are one long sentence in the Hebrew text, which reads: “Though he blesses his soul in his life, [saying], ‘And let them praise you, for you do well for yourself,’ it [that is, his soul] will go to the generation of his fathers.” This has been divided into two sentences in the translation for clarity, in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences.

[49:19]  ² tn Heb “light.” The words “of day” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[59:4]  ³ tn Heb “without sin.”

[59:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “they run and they are determined.”

[59:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “arise to meet me and see.” The Hebrew verb קָרָא (qara’, “to meet; to encounter”) here carries the nuance of “to help.”

[122:4]  ⁶ tn Or “went up.”

[122:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “which is where the tribes go up.”

[122:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “[it is] a statute for Israel to give thanks to the name of the Lord.”