Mazmur 49:9

49:9 so that he might continue to live ¹  forever

and not experience death. ² 

Mazmur 119:18

119:18 Open ³  my eyes so I can truly see ⁴ 

the marvelous things in your law!

Mazmur 122:9

122:9 For the sake of the temple of the Lord our God

I will pray for you to prosper. ⁵ 

[49:9]  ¹ tn The jussive verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive is taken as indicating purpose/result in relation to the statement made in v. 8. (On this use of the jussive after an imperfect, see GKC 322 §109.f.) In this case v. 8 is understood as a parenthetical comment.

[49:9]  ² tn Heb “see the Pit.” The Hebrew term שַׁחַת (shakhat, “pit”) is often used as a title for Sheol (see Pss 16:10; 30:9; 55:24; 103:4).

[119:18]  ³ tn Heb “uncover.” The verb form גַּל (gal) is an apocopated Piel imperative from גָּלָה (galah, see GKC 214 §75.cc).

[119:18]  ⁴ tn The cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

[122:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “I will seek good for you.” The psalmist will seek Jerusalem’s “good” through prayer.