Psalm 53:6 New English Translation
6 I wish the deliverance[a] of Israel would come from Zion!
When God restores the well-being of his people,[b]
may Jacob rejoice,[c]
may Israel be happy![d]
Footnotes
- Psalm 53:6 tn This refers metonymically to God, the one who lives in Zion and provides deliverance for Israel.
- Psalm 53:6 tn Heb “turns with a turning [toward] his people.” The Hebrew term שְׁבוּת (shevut) is apparently a cognate accusative of שׁוּב (shuv).
- Psalm 53:6 tn The verb form is jussive.
- Psalm 53:6 tn Because the parallel verb is jussive, this verb, which is ambiguous in form, should be taken as a jussive as well.
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