Mazmur 92:11-15

92:11 I gloat in triumph over those who tried to ambush me; ¹ 

I hear the defeated cries of the evil foes who attacked me. ² 

92:12 The godly ³  grow like a palm tree;

they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon. ⁴ 

92:13 Planted in the Lord’s house,

they grow in the courts of our God.

92:14 They bear fruit even when they are old;

they are filled with vitality and have many leaves. ⁵ 

92:15 So they proclaim that the Lord, my protector,

is just and never unfair. ⁶ 

[92:11]  ¹ tn Heb “my eye gazes upon those who watch me [with evil intent].” See also Pss 5:8; 27:11; 56:2. The form שׁוּרָי (shuray) should be emended to שׁוֹרְרָי (shorÿray).

[92:11]  ² tn Heb “those who rise up against me, evil [foes], my ears hear.”

[92:12]  ³ tn The singular is used in a representative sense, with the typical godly person being in view.

[92:12]  ⁴ sn The cedars of the Lebanon forest were well-known in ancient Israel for their immense size.

[92:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “they are juicy and fresh.”

[92:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “so that [they] proclaim that upright [is] the Lord, my rocky summit, and there is no injustice in him.”