translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: PSA

label: NET study note

text: . The psalmist praises God for his kindness to his exiled people.


text: A level road . See Jer 31:9 .


text: The language of v. 16 recalls Isa 45:2 .


text: Verses 23-30 , which depict the Lord rescuing sailors from a storm at sea, do not seem to describe the exiles’ situation, unless the word picture is metaphorical. Perhaps the psalmist here broadens his scope and offers an example of God’s kindness to the needy beyond the covenant community.