PDF Psalms 1-70

psa/066/004.md

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 This refers to all of the people who live on the earth. Alternate translation: "All the people on earth will worship you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
 
-# they will sing to your name
+# they will sing praises to your name
 
 Here "your name" refers to God himself. Alternate translation: "they will praise and honor you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
 

psa/066/018.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# seen sin
+# seen wickedness
 
-"loved sin" or "held iniquity"
+"looked with favor on wickedness"
 
 # would not have listened to me
 

psa/067/006.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# The earth has yielded its harvest
+# The earth has yielded its produce
 
-Here the writer speaks of "the earth" as if it has chosen to provide a harvest to the people. Alternate translation: "We have reaped a bountiful harvest from our crops" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
+Here the writer speaks of "the earth" as if it has chosen to provide food to the people. Alternate translation: "We have gained much food from our crops" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
 

psa/068/003.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 This refers to the righteous people in general. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-nominaladj]])
 
-# rejoice and be happy
+# rejoice with gladness
 
-These means the same thing and emphasizes the amount of joy they feel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]])
+"rejoice and be happy" or "be joyful and glad." This is probably a hendiadys. Alternate translation: "be very glad" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hendiadys]])
 

psa/068/011.md

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 David continues the story of the journey of the Israelites through the desert. In this part of the story, the Israelites are victorious in war over their enemies.
 
+# The Lord gave the word
+
+"The Lord gave a command"
+
 # those who announced them ... army
 
 The large number of people told the Lord's message to others. They are spoken of as if there were a large army. Since this phrase is feminine, some versions translate it as, "the women who announced them ... army." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

psa/068/030.md

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Rebuke the wild beasts in the reeds, against the peoples
+
+"Tell the wild beasts in the reeds that you are going to fight against them. Tell the peoples"
+
 # the wild beasts in the reeds
 
 Many scholars believe these wild beasts are a metaphor that refers to the people of Egypt. This can be made explicit. Alternate translation: "the people of Egypt who are like wild beasts in the reeds" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
@@ -8,5 +12,5 @@ The peoples of other nations are spoken of as if they were a large group of catt
 
 # scatter
 
-to disperse or to cause something to spread quickly in different direction
+This means cause something to spread quickly in different directions.
 

psa/069/010.md

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-# I wept and did not eat food
+# I wept and fasted
 
 The fact that the writer was fasting indicates that he was sad about the way people treated God's temple. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-symaction]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
 
-# they insulted me
+# it became a reproach to me
 
-"my enemies rebuked me because of it"
+"my enemies rebuked me because I was weeping and not eating"
 

psa/069/024.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ God's demonstration of his anger is described as if he poured it out on his enem
 
 anger of a person who has suffered injustice
 
-# the fierceness of your anger
+# your raging anger
 
 "your burning anger" or "your strong anger"