Mazmur 78:60

78:60 He abandoned ¹  the sanctuary at Shiloh,

the tent where he lived among men.

Mazmur 91:8

91:8 Certainly you will see it with your very own eyes –

you will see the wicked paid back. ² 

Mazmur 106:14

106:14 In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving ³  for meat; ⁴ 

they challenged God ⁵  in the desert.

Mazmur 106:33

106:33 for they aroused ⁶  his temper, ⁷ 

and he spoke rashly. ⁸ 

Mazmur 119:116

119:116 Sustain me as you promised, ⁹  so that I will live. ¹⁰ 

Do not disappoint me! ¹¹ 

Mazmur 139:4

139:4 Certainly ¹²  my tongue does not frame a word

without you, O Lord, being thoroughly aware of it. ¹³ 

[78:60]  ¹ tn Or “rejected.”

[91:8]  ² tn Heb “retribution on the wicked.”

[106:14]  ³ sn They had an insatiable craving. This is described in Num 11:4-35.

[106:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “they craved [with] a craving.”

[106:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “they tested God.”

[106:33]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew text vocalizes the form as הִמְרוּ (himru), a Hiphil from מָרָה (marah, “to behave rebelliously”), but the verb fits better with the object (“his spirit”) if it is revocalized as הֵמֵרוּ (hemeru), a Hiphil from מָרַר (marar, “to be bitter”). The Israelites “embittered” Moses’ “spirit” in the sense that they aroused his temper with their complaints.

[106:33]  ⁷ tn Heb “his spirit.”

[106:33]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew text adds “with his lips,” but this has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[106:33]  sn Verses 32-33 allude to the events of Num 20:1-13.

[119:116]  ⁹ tn Heb “according to your word.”

[119:116]  ¹⁰ tn The prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

[119:116]  ¹¹ tn Heb “do not make me ashamed of my hope.” After the Hebrew verb בּוֹשׁ (bosh, “to be ashamed”) the preposition מִן (min, “from”) often introduces the reason for shame.

[139:4]  ¹² tn Or “for.”

[139:4]  ¹³ tn Heb “look, O Lord, you know all of it.”