Psalm 94:19-21

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Psalm 94:19 tn Heb “when my worries are many within me.”
2. Psalm 94:19 tn Heb “your comforts cause my soul to delight.”
3. Psalm 94:20 tn Heb “a throne of destruction.” “Throne” stands here by metonymy for rulers who occupy thrones.
4. Psalm 94:20 tn Heb “Is a throne of destruction united to you, one that forms trouble upon a statute?” The rhetorical question anticipates the answer, “Of course not!” The translation, while not preserving the interrogative form of the statement, reflects its rhetorical force.
5. Psalm 94:21 tn Or “attack.”
6. Psalm 94:21 tn Heb “the life of the blameless.”
7. Psalm 94:21 tn Heb “and the blood of the innocent they declare guilty.”