Mazmur 69:6

69:6 Let none who rely on you be disgraced because of me,

O sovereign Lord and king! ¹ 

Let none who seek you be ashamed because of me,

O God of Israel!

Mazmur 80:4

80:4 O Lord God, invincible warrior! ² 

How long will you remain angry at your people while they pray to you? ³ 

Mazmur 84:8

84:8 O Lord, sovereign God, ⁴ 

hear my prayer!

Listen, O God of Jacob! (Selah)

¹ tn Heb “O Master, Lord of hosts.” Both titles draw attention to God’s sovereign position.

² tn Heb “Lord, God, hosts.” One expects the construct form אֱלֹהֵי (’elohey) before צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot; “hosts”; see Ps 89:9), but יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים (yehvah ’elohim) precedes צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot) in Pss 59:5 and 84:8 as well. In this context the term “hosts” (meaning “armies”) has been rendered “invincible warrior.”

³ tn Heb “How long will you remain angry during the prayer of your people.” Some take the preposition -בְּ (bet) in an adversative sense here (“at/against the prayer of your people”), but the temporal sense is preferable. The psalmist expects persistent prayer to pacify God.

⁴ tn Heb “Lord, God, hosts.” One expects the construct form אֱלֹהֵי before צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot, “hosts”; see Ps 89:9) but יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים (yehvah ’elohim) precedes צְבָאוֹת in Pss 59:5 and 80:4, 19 as well.