[50:7] 1 tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation for clarification. God’s charges against his people follow.
[50:7] 2 tn Heb “Israel, and I will testify against you.” The imperative “listen” is understood in the second line by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
[138:1] 3 sn Psalm 138. The psalmist vows to thank the Lord for his deliverance and protection.
[138:1] 4 tn The referent of the Hebrew term אֱלֹהִים (’elohim) is unclear. It refers either to the angelic assembly (see Gen 3:5; Ps 8:5) or to the pagan gods (see Pss 82:1, 6; 86:8; 97:7), in which case the psalmist’s praise takes on a polemical tone.