Mazmur 35:8

35:8 Let destruction take them by surprise! ¹ 

Let the net they hid catch them!

Let them fall into destruction! ² 

Mazmur 42:2

42:2 I thirst ³  for God,

for the living God.

I say, ⁴  “When will I be able to go and appear in God’s presence?” ⁵ 

Mazmur 45:5

45:5 Your arrows are sharp

and penetrate the hearts of the king’s enemies.

Nations fall at your feet. ⁶ 

Mazmur 132:7

132:7 Let us go to his dwelling place!

Let us worship ⁷  before his footstool!

[35:8]  ¹ tn Heb “let destruction [which] he does not know come to him.” The singular is used of the enemy in v. 8, probably in a representative or collective sense. The psalmist has more than one enemy, as vv. 1-7 make clear.

[35:8]  ² tn The psalmist’s prayer for his enemies’ demise continues. See vv. 4-6.

[42:2]  ³ tn Or “my soul thirsts.”

[42:2]  ⁴ tn The words “I say” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.

[42:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “When will I go and appear [to] the face of God?” Some emend the Niphal verbal form אֵרָאֶה (’era’eh, “I will appear”) to a Qal אֶרְאֶה (’er’eh, “I will see”; see Gen 33:10), but the Niphal can be retained if one understands ellipsis of אֶת (’et) before “face” (see Exod 34:24; Deut 31:11).

[45:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “your arrows are sharp – peoples beneath you fall – in the heart of the enemies of the king.” The choppy style reflects the poet’s excitement.

[132:7]  ⁷ tn Or “bow down.”