Mazmur 88:17

88:17 They surround me like water all day long;

they join forces and encircle me. ¹ 

Mazmur 106:46

106:46 He caused all their conquerors ² 

to have pity on them.

Mazmur 109:20

109:20 May the Lord repay my accusers in this way, ³ 

those who say evil things about ⁴  me! ⁵ 

[88:17]  ¹ tn Heb “they encircle me together.”

[106:46]  ² tn Or “captors.”

[109:20]  ³ tn Heb “[may] this [be] the repayment to my accusers from the Lord.”

[109:20]  ⁴ tn Or “against.”

[109:20]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “being; soul”) with a pronominal suffix is often equivalent to a pronoun, especially in poetry (see BDB 660 s.v. נֶפֶשׁ 4.a).