Mazmur 44:24

44:24 Why do you look the other way, ¹ 

and ignore ²  the way we are oppressed and mistreated? ³ 

Mazmur 119:155

119:155 The wicked have no chance for deliverance, ⁴ 

for they do not seek your statutes.

Mazmur 119:158

119:158 I take note of the treacherous and despise them,

because they do not keep your instructions. ⁵ 

Mazmur 144:3

144:3 O Lord, of what importance is the human race, ⁶  that you should notice them?

Of what importance is mankind, ⁷  that you should be concerned about them? ⁸ 

[44:24]  ¹ tn Heb “Why do you hide your face?” The idiom “hide the face” can mean “ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or carry the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 30:7; 88:14).

[44:24]  ² tn Or “forget.”

[44:24]  ³ tn Heb “our oppression and our affliction.”

[119:155]  ⁴ tn Heb “far from the wicked [is] deliverance.”

[119:158]  ⁵ tn Heb “your word.”

[144:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “What is mankind?” The singular noun אֱנוֹשׁ (’enosh) is used here in a collective sense and refers to the human race. See Ps 8:5.

[144:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “and the son of man.” The phrase “son of man” is used here in a collective sense and refers to human beings. For other uses of the phrase in a collective or representative manner, see Num 23:19; Ps 146:3; Isa 51:12.

[144:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “take account of him.” The two imperfect verbal forms in v. 4 describe God’s characteristic activity.