translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: PSA

label: NET study note

text: . The psalmist praises God as the ruler of the world who sustains all life.


text: Verse 3 may depict the Lord riding a cherub, which is in turn propelled by the wind current. Another option is that the wind is personified as a cherub. See Ps 18:10 and the discussion of ancient Near Eastern parallels to the imagery in M. Weinfeld, “‘Rider of the Clouds’ and ‘Gatherer of the Clouds’,” JANESCU 5 (1973): 422-24.


text: Verse 6 refers to the condition described in Gen 1:2 (note the use of the Hebrew term תְּהוֹם [ tÿhom , “watery deep”] in both texts).


text: The trees of the Lord are the cedars of Lebanon (see the next line), which are viewed as special because of their great size and grandeur. The Lebanon forest was viewed elsewhere in the OT as the “garden of God” (see Ezek 31:8 ).


text: The lions’ roaring is viewed as a request for food from God .