1sn Psalm 146. The psalmist urges his audience not to trust in men, but in the Lord, the just king of the world who cares for the needy. 2tn Heb “in a son of man, to whom there is no deliverance.” 3tn Heb “his spirit goes out, it returns to his ground; in that day his plans die.” The singular refers to the representative man mentioned in v. 3b. 4tn Heb “the one who guards faithfulness forever.” 5tn Heb “executes justice for the oppressed.” 6tn Perhaps “discouraged” (see Ps 57:6). 7sn God is depicted here as a just ruler. In the ancient Near Eastern world a king was responsible for promoting justice, including caring for the weak and vulnerable, epitomized by resident aliens, the fatherless, and widows. 8tn Heb “he makes the way of the wicked twisted.” The “way of the wicked” probably refers to their course of life (see Prov 4:19; Jer 12:1). God makes their path tortuous in the sense that he makes them pay the harmful consequences of their actions. 9tn Heb “for a generation and a generation.”
1sn Psalm 146. The psalmist urges his audience not to trust in men, but in the Lord, the just king of the world who cares for the needy.
2tn Heb “in a son of man, to whom there is no deliverance.”
3tn Heb “his spirit goes out, it returns to his ground; in that day his plans die.” The singular refers to the representative man mentioned in v. 3b.
4tn Heb “the one who guards faithfulness forever.”
5tn Heb “executes justice for the oppressed.”
6tn Perhaps “discouraged” (see Ps 57:6).
7sn God is depicted here as a just ruler. In the ancient Near Eastern world a king was responsible for promoting justice, including caring for the weak and vulnerable, epitomized by resident aliens, the fatherless, and widows.
8tn Heb “he makes the way of the wicked twisted.” The “way of the wicked” probably refers to their course of life (see Prov 4:19; Jer 12:1). God makes their path tortuous in the sense that he makes them pay the harmful consequences of their actions.
9tn Heb “for a generation and a generation.”