Translation commentary on The Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Young Men 1:60

If integrated into the book of Daniel: 3.82

Sons of men refers to “human beings.” New Jerusalem Bible has “all the human race.”

Notice that the psalm begins here with all humanity, then narrows down to Israel, then to the priests (compare Psa 115.9-10; 118.2-3), then to the Levites, then to the faithful, and finally to the three young men.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on The Shorter Books of the Deuterocanon. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2006. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.

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