Psalms 14:7


7 I wish the deliverance
sn 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,
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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