Mazmur 80:17-18

80:17 May you give support to the one you have chosen, ¹ 

to the one whom you raised up for yourself! ² 

80:18 Then we will not turn away from you.

Revive us and we will pray to you! ³ 

[80:17]  ¹ tn Heb “may your hand be upon the man of your right hand.” The referent of the otherwise unattested phrase “man of your right hand,” is unclear. It may refer to the nation collectively as a man. (See the note on the word “yourself” in v. 17b.)

[80:17]  ² tn Heb “upon the son of man you strengthened for yourself.” In its only other use in the Book of Psalms, the phrase “son of man” refers to the human race in general (see Ps 8:4). Here the phrase may refer to the nation collectively as a man. Note the use of the statement “you strengthened for yourself” both here and in v. 15, where the “son” (i.e., the branch of the vine) refers to Israel.

[80:18]  ³ tn Heb “and in your name we will call.”