Psalm 45/Notes/Phrasal.vv. 4-5.735396

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v. 5 – The prepositional phrase עַֽל־דְּבַר־אֱ֭מֶת וְעַנְוָה־צֶ֑דֶק is headed by עַל דְּבַר, which most commonly communicates "on account of" in the Bible (i.e., causal; see Gen 20:11; Num 25:18; Deut 4:12; 2 Sam 3:8; 13:22; 2 Kgs 6:11; Ezra 10:9), but in the Psalms the sense of "for the sake of" (i.e., purpose), is also found. See עַל־דְּבַ֥ר כְּבֽוֹד־שְׁמֶ֑ךָ "for the glory of your name" (Ps 79:9, NIV; cf. Prov 29:12).[1] This latter reading best fits the context here, as reflected in the NET's "for the sake of," among others.[2]

  1. ↑ The LXX also supports this interpretation of Ps 79:9, with ἕνεκα τῆς δόξης τοῦ ὀνόματός σου "for the sake of the glory of your name" (NETS).
  2. ↑ So also Mena (2012, 96-97, 122).