27:6 Now I will triumph
over my enemies who surround me! 1
I will offer sacrifices in his dwelling place and shout for joy! 2
I will sing praises to the Lord!
138:7 Even when I must walk in the midst of danger, 3 you revive me.
You oppose my angry enemies, 4
and your right hand delivers me.
1 tn Heb “and now my head will be lifted up over my enemies all around me.”
sn In vv. 1-3 the psalmist generalizes, but here we discover that he is facing a crisis and is under attack from enemies (see vv. 11-12).
2 tn Heb “I will sacrifice in his tent sacrifices of a shout for joy” (that is, “sacrifices accompanied by a joyful shout”).
3 tn Or “distress.”
4 tn Heb “against the anger of my enemies you extend your hand.”