Mazmur 89:28

89:28 I will always extend my loyal love to him,

and my covenant with him is secure. ¹ 

Mazmur 102:28

102:28 The children of your servants will settle down here,

and their descendants ²  will live securely in your presence.” ³ 

Mazmur 125:1

Psalm 125 ⁴ 

A song of ascents. ⁵ 

125:1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion;

it cannot be upended and will endure forever.

Mazmur 140:11

140:11 A slanderer ⁶  will not endure on ⁷  the earth;

calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down. ⁸ 

[89:28]  ¹ tn Heb “forever I will keep for him my loyal love and will make my covenant secure for him.”

[102:28]  ² tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

[102:28]  ³ tn Heb “before you will be established.”

[125:1]  ⁴ sn Psalm 125. The psalmist affirms his confidence in the Lord’s protection and justice.

[125:1]  ⁵ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[140:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “a man of a tongue.”

[140:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “be established in.”

[140:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “for blows.” The Hebrew noun מַדְחֵפֹה (madkhefoh, “blow”) occurs only here in the OT.