translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: PSA

label: NET study note

text: . In this so-called “Song Of Zion” God’s people confidently affirm that they are secure because the great warrior-king dwells within Jerusalem and protects it from the nations that cause such chaos in the earth. A refrain (vv. 7, 11 ) concludes the song’s two major sections.


text: The meaning of the Hebrew term עֲלָמוֹת ( alamoth , which means “young women”) is uncertain; perhaps it refers to a particular style of music. Cf. 1 Chr 15:20 .


text: In this context the Lord’s exploits are military in nature (see vv. 8 b-9).