PDF Psalms 16-20

psa/018/006.md

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 "In my great need" or "In my despair"
 
-# my call for help went into his presence
+# my cry for help went into his presence
 
-Here David speaks of his "call for help" as if it were a person who could come into the presence of Yahweh. Alternate translation: "I prayed to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
+Here David speaks of his "cry for help" as if it were a person who could come into the presence of Yahweh. Alternate translation: "I prayed to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
 
 # it went into his ears
 

psa/018/008.md

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-# Smoke went up from out of his nostrils ... Coals were ignited by it
+# Smoke went up from out of his nostrils ... Coals were kindled by it
 
 David speaks of Yahweh as if he were breathing fire. This is a picture of how angry God was. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
 
-# blazing fire came out of his mouth. Coals were ignited by it
+# blazing fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it
 
-This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "blazing fire came out of his mouth and ignited coals" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
+This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "blazing fire came out of his mouth and kindled coals" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
 

psa/018/023.md

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 "innocent according to him"
 
-# I have kept myself from sin
+# I have kept myself from iniquity
 
 "I have not sinned"
 

psa/018/027.md

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-# you bring down
+# you abase
 
 "you humiliate"
 

psa/018/029.md

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 # For by you I can run over a barricade
 
-"For with your help I can cross any obstacle"
+"For with your help I can run past anything that is in my way"
 

psa/019/001.md

@@ -10,11 +10,7 @@ Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-poetr
 
 The heavens are described as if they were a person. Alternate translation: "The heavens show" or "The heavens look like they declare"
 
-# the skies make his handiwork known
+# the skies make known the work of his hands
 
-The skies are described as if they were a teacher. Alternate translation: "The skies seem to make God's handiwork known to us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
+The skies are described as if they were a teacher. Alternate translation: "people can learn from looking at the skies that God has created them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
-
-# his handiwork
-
-"his creation" or "the world that he has made"
 

psa/019/014.md

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-# the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart
+# the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
 
 These expressions taken together describe everything a person says and thinks. Alternate translation: "the things I say and the things I think about" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
 

psa/020/006.md

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 The word "I" probably refers to the king who is speaking in this section.
 
-# his anointed one ... answer him ... rescue him
+# his anointed one ... answer him
 
-The king is speaking about himself in the third person. This can be stated in first person. Alternate translation: "me, his anointed one ... answer me ... rescue me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person]])
+The king is speaking about himself in the third person. This can be stated in first person. Alternate translation: "me, his anointed one ... answer me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person]])
 
 # from his holy heaven
 
 God dwells in heaven as well as in the temple in Jerusalem ([Psalms 20:2](../020/002.md)).
 
-# with the strength of his right hand that can rescue him
+# with the saving strength of his right hand
 
 God's right hand represents his power. Alternate translation: "with his great strength he will rescue him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
 

psa/020/007.md

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 Here "chariots" and "horses" represent a king's army. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
 
+# trust in chariots ... trust in the name
+
+Many modern translations read, "boast in chariots ... boast in the name."
+
 # others in horses
 
-The word "trust" is understood. Alternate translation: "other trust in horses" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])
+The word "trust" is understood. Alternate translation: "others trust in horses" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])
 
-# we call
+# we trust in the name of Yahweh our God
+
+Here the word "name" is a metonym for what everyone knows about Yahweh and so for Yahweh himself. Alternate translation: "we trust in Yahweh our God because of who he is" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
+
+# we trust
 
 Here "we" refers to the writer and the readers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-exclusive]])
 

psa/039/012.md

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-# Do not be deaf to my tears
+# do not be deaf to my tears
 
-The phrase "deaf to" is a metaphor for "ignore." Possible meanings of the phrase "deaf to my tears" are 1) the word "tears" is a metonym for the writer's cries. Alternate translation: "Do not ignore my cries" or "Pay attention to my cries" Or 2) the word "tears" is a metonym for the writer himself. Alternate translation: "Do not ignore me" or "Pay attention to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+The phrase "deaf to" is a metaphor for "ignore." Possible meanings of the phrase "deaf to my tears" are 1) the word "tears" is a metonym for the writer's cries. Alternate translation: "do not ignore my cries" or "pay attention to my cries" Or 2) the word "tears" is a metonym for the writer himself. Alternate translation: "do not ignore me" or "pay attention to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
 
 # tears