‏ Psalms 53:6

6I wish the deliverance ▼
▼tn This refers metonymically to God, the one who lives in Zion and provides deliverance for Israel.
of Israel would come from Zion!
When God restores the well-being of his people, ▼
▼tn Heb “turns with a turning [toward] his people.” The Hebrew term שְׁבוּת (shevut) is apparently a cognate accusative of שׁוּב (shuv).

may Jacob rejoice, ▼
▼tn The verb form is jussive.

may Israel be happy! ▼
▼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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