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Psalm 40:16
New English Translation
Psalm 40:16
New English Translation
16 May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you.
May those who love to experience[a] your deliverance say continually,[b]
“May the Lord be praised!”[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 40:16 tn Heb “those who love,” which stands metonymically for its cause, the experience of being delivered by the Lord.
- Psalm 40:16 tn The three prefixed verbal forms prior to the quotation are understood as jussives. The psalmist balances out his imprecation against his enemies with a prayer of blessing upon the godly.
- Psalm 40:16 tn The prefixed verbal form is taken as a jussive, “may the Lord be magnified [in praise].” Another option is to take the verb as an imperfect, “the Lord is great” (cf. NRSV). See Ps 35:27.
Psalm 40:16
New International Version
Psalm 40:16
New International Version
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