Psa 14:7 | NETfull | STEP | I wish the deliverance of Israel would come from Zion! When the Lord restores the well-being of his people, may Jacob rejoice, may Israel be happy! A psalm of David.

Psalms 14:7

I wish the deliverance ^{▼▼ The deliverance of Israel. This refers metonymically to God, the one who lives in Zion and provides deliverance for Israel.} of Israel would come from Zion!
When the Lord restores the well-being of his people, ^{▼▼ Heb “turns with a turning [toward] his people.” The Hebrew term שְׁבוּת (sh^evut) is apparently a cognate accusative of שׁוּב (shuv).}
may Jacob rejoice, ^{▼▼ The verb form is jussive.}
may Israel be happy! ^{▼▼ Because the parallel verb is jussive, this verb, which is ambiguous in form, should be taken as a jussive as well.}

Psalm 15

^{▼▼ Psalm 15. This psalm describes the character qualities that one must possess to be allowed access to the divine presence.}