place of means of safety, protection under BDB 731b. Often translated = מ עוֹז stronghold.

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1 1 Psalm 27 Somewhat difficult to read because of the vocabulary. (27:1) 447a. deliverance, rescue, salvation, (also) safety, welfare under BDB = י שׁ ע Root ישׁע = deliver..ירא is used to mark the object of םן Note how 1 לי place of means of safety, protection under BDB 731b. Often translated = מ עוֹז stronghold. 808a. dread, be in dread, in awe under BDB = פחד (27:2) 897a. come near, approach under BDB = קרב evil, I = (denominative) be evil, bad, Hiphil do an injury, hurt, do רעע wickedly under BDB 949b. Note unusual and difficult רעע Hiphil participle mpa. 365b. adversary, foe under BDB = צ ר 2 יירא be hostile to under BDB 33a. The participle is often translated like a noun = איב enemy. heavy, stumble, stagger, totter, Piel under BDB 505a. Arb kasila be = כשׁל sluggish. (27:3) 1 Septuagint, Syriac omit. Redundant? 2 A few manuscripts read אירא so I will not fear. I find these sorts of pronoun variations interesting.

2 2 333a. decline, bend down, encamp under BDB = חנה 334a. encampment, camp under BDB = מ ח נ ה 536a. battle, war under BDB = מ ל ח מ ה face. I = trust under BDB 105a. Arb baṭaḥa to throw one down upon his בטח 3 שׁבתי בבית יהוה ולבקר בהיכלו (27:4) 981a. ask, inquire under BDB = שׁאל.בקש = Piel seek under BDB 134b. Ph בקשׁ 23:6. Note the syntax and compare to Psalm שׁבתי בבית יהוה 302a. see, behold (usually poetic) under BDB = חזה pleasant, be = נעם "delightfulness, pleasantness" under BDB 653b. Root = נ ע ם delightful. rip, Arb baqara slit,.ב ק ר = Piel only "inquire, seek" under BDB 133a. Arm בקר split. (27:5) hide, treasure up, Hiphil hide under BDB 860b. Amarna ṣapānu set (of = צפן sun). Note form of צפן Qal prefix 3ms + 1cs suffix. Not heavy. thicket, booth (in the sense of a shelter made from interwoven sticks and = ס כּ ה branches) under BDB 697b. 4 5 רעה 3 Possibly added compare 23:6. Well that messes up my discussion of its relevance for Psalm Ketib Septuagint, Symmachus ה ; read with qere Qumran Mss בסכוֹ so in his sukkah.

3 3 preformative. What does it express ה hide, conceal under BDB 711a. Note = סתר in this conjugation? secretly. in secrecy, = ב סּתר 712a. covering, hiding-place under BDB = ס ת ר (27:6) 6 ירום ḏabaḥa. Akk zibû. Arb.זבח slaughter for sacrifice under BDB 256b. Ph = זבח.ד ב ח Arm.דבח Sab fellow- tent under BDB 13b. Akk âlu settlement, city. Arb ʾahl = א ה ל dwellers, family. Sab.אהל Sab and Ph PN.אהליאב Root אהל I = settle down(?). 7 סביבותי 257a. sacrifice under BDB = ז ב ח shout or blast of war, alarm or joy under BDB 929b. Not easy to find in = ת רוּע ה BDB. Remember that ת can be a noun preformative. (27:7) 335b. 8 shew favour, be gracious under BDB = חנן 772b. answer, respond under BDB = ענה (27:8) 9 בקשׁו 5 Septuagint adds 1s suffix. 6 Septuagint υψωσεν, Symmachus επησεν, Hieronymous exaltabit = יר ים so he will exalt, lift up. 7 Septuagint εκυκλωσα = א ס ב ב ה (cj c sq) (=?); read ס ב יב אסבבה (haplography). Not sure what to make of this. 8 Many manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac. חנני Not a huge difference. 9 Septuagint (Aquila, Symmachus, Syriac) εζητησεν =. בי Bigger difference.

4 4 10 בקשׁו פני 11 אבקשׁ (27:9) stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend under BDB 639b. Arb n-ṭ-w = נטה stretch out. ʾanfu(n). "nostril, nose, face, anger under BDB 60a. Akk appu face. Arb = אַף Arm ע נ פּ ין face. 740b. help, succor, assistance under BDB = ע זר ת,ע ז ר ה 643b. leave, forsake, permit under BDB = נטשׁ 736b. leave, forsake, loose under BDB = עזב (27:10) 62a. gather, collect under BDB = אסף 12 עזבוני (27:11) throw, shoot, Hiphil throw, shoot, point out, teach, instruct under BDB = ירה 434b-. Arm Aphel אוֹר י teach. Amharic warē information, news. Akk ārû lead, guide. Zinj ירי set, found. 13 דרכ ך 624b. = Hiphil lead, guide under BDB נחה 10 Syriac cj c sq (=?); propose בקשׁ פניו so seek his face? 11 Syriac omits (and conjunction יהוה with verse 9) (?). 12 Targum has imperfect so abandoned me? 13 Cairo omits.

5 5 word! way, path under BDB 73a. Be careful how you read this = א ר ח 449b. level place, uprightness under BDB = מ ישׁוֹר rare. (insidious) watcher (probably Polel(?)) under BDB 1004a. Very = שׁוֹר ר Root שׁור II = behold, regard. 14 למען שׁוררי 15 שׁוררי (27:12) 16 תתנני again. return, go about, repeat, do = עוד "witness" under BDB 729b. Root = ע ד = שׁקר deception, disappointment, falsehood under BDB 1055a. Root = שׁ ק ר deceive. breathe, = יפח breathing or puffing out under BDB 422a. Hapax. Root = י פ ח 17.פוח puff under BDB 422a. By-form of 329b. 18 violence, wrong under BDB = ח מ ס (27:13) 530a. 19 if not, unless under BDB = לוּל י לוּל א door pillars, supporters of the = אוֹמ נוֹת 52b. confirm, support under BDB = אמן under BDB 52b. 14 Syriac omits. 15 Targum twšbḥ(t)j = שׁירותי so? 16 Hieronymous adds Domine, insert probably יהוה m cs (=?).. ויפיחו Septuagint και εωευσατο, Syriac wmllw; read perhaps Septuagint adds εαυτη = לו compare verse 13a. 19 Some manuscripts, Septuagint (but compare 12c), Aquila, Symmachus, Syriac ʾnʾ djn = Hieronymous ego autem.

6 6 pleasing, = טוב "good things, goods, goodness" under BDB 375b. Root = טוּב good. 20 חיים (27:14) strong. 21 wait for under BDB 875b. Akk qu û wait. Arb pawi(y)a be = קוה 22 חזק 23 לב ך 54b. = Piel make firm, strengthen under BDB אמץ 20 Cairo, several manuscripts החיים so the living. 21 Syriac has plural. 22 Syriac omits. 23 Syriac has plural suffix which fits note above.