Mazmur 9:13

9:13 when they prayed: ¹ 

“Have mercy on me, ²  Lord!

See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, ³ 

O one who can snatch me away ⁴  from the gates of death!

Mazmur 39:10

39:10 Please stop wounding me! ⁵ 

You have almost beaten me to death! ⁶ 

Mazmur 69:29

69:29 I am oppressed and suffering!

O God, deliver and protect me! ⁷ 

[9:13]  ¹ tn The words “when they prayed,” though not represented in the Hebrew text, are supplied in the translation for clarification. The petition in vv. 13-14 is best understood as the cry for help which the oppressed offered to God when the nations threatened. The Lord answered this request, prompting the present song of thanksgiving.

[9:13]  ² tn Or “show me favor.”

[9:13]  ³ tn Heb “see my misery from the ones who hate me.”

[9:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “one who lifts me up.”

[39:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “remove from upon me your wound.”

[39:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “from the hostility of your hand I have come to an end.”

[69:29]  ⁷ tn Heb “your deliverance, O God, may it protect me.”