‏ Psalms 115:12-13


12 The Lord takes notice of us;
tn Or “remembers us.”
he will bless
tn Another option is to translate the prefixed form of the verb “bless” in vv. 12-13 as a jussive, “may he bless” (see v. 14).

he will bless the family
tn Heb “house.”
of Israel,
he will bless the family of Aaron.

13 He will bless his loyal followers,
tn Heb “the fearers of the Lord.”

both young and old.
tn Heb “the small along with the great.” The translation assumes that “small” and “great” here refer to age (see 2 Chr 15:13). Another option is to translate “both the insignificant and the prominent” (see Job 3:19; cf. NEB “high and low alike”).
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