translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: PSA

label: NET translator note

text: Heb “every fearer of the Lord .”


text: The psalmist addresses the representative God-fearing man, as indicated by the references to “your wife” (v. 3 ) and “the man” (v. 4 ), as well as the second masculine singular pronominal and verbal forms in vv. 2-6 .


text: Heb “the work of your hands, indeed you will eat.”


text: Heb “how blessed you [will be] and it will be good for you.”


text: One could translate “sons” (see Ps 127:3 and the note on the word “sons” there), but here the term seems to refer more generally to children of both genders.


text: Heb “look, indeed thus will the man, the fearer of the Lord , be blessed.”


text: The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive of prayer (note the imperatives that are subordinated to this clause in vv. 5 b-6a). Having described the blessings that typically come to the godly, the psalmist concludes by praying that this ideal may become reality for the representative godly man being addressed.


text: The imperative with prefixed vav ( ו ) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding jussive.


text: For location see Map5-B1 ; Map6-F3 ; Map7-E2 ; Map8-F2 ; Map10-B3 ; JP1-F4 ; JP2-F4 ; JP3-F4 ; JP4-F4 .


text: The imperative with prefixed vav ( ו ) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the jussive in v. 5 a.


text: Heb “sons to your sons.”


text: Heb “peace [be] upon Israel.” The statement is understood as a prayer (see Ps 125:5 ).