Mazmur 83:16

83:16 Cover ¹  their faces with shame,

so they might seek ²  you, ³  O Lord.

Mazmur 109:29

109:29 My accusers will be covered ⁴  with shame,

and draped in humiliation as if it were a robe.

Mazmur 113:7

113:7 He raises the poor from the dirt,

and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile, ⁵ 

[83:16]  ¹ tn Heb “fill.”

[83:16]  ² tn After the preceding imperative, the prefixed verbal form with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose or result (“then they will seek”).

[83:16]  ³ tn Heb “your name,” which stands here for God’s person.

[109:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “clothed.” Another option is to translate the prefixed verbal forms in this line and the next as jussives (“may my accusers be covered with shame”).

[113:7]  ⁵ sn The language of v. 7 is almost identical to that of 1 Sam 2:8.