27:6 Now I will triumph
over my enemies who surround me! 1
I will offer sacrifices in his dwelling place and shout for joy! 2
I will sing praises to the Lord!
28:9 Deliver your people!
Empower 3 the nation that belongs to you! 4
Care for them like a shepherd and carry them in your arms 5 at all times! 6
1 tn Heb “and now my head will be lifted up over my enemies all around me.”
sn In vv. 1-3 the psalmist generalizes, but here we discover that he is facing a crisis and is under attack from enemies (see vv. 11-12).
2 tn Heb “I will sacrifice in his tent sacrifices of a shout for joy” (that is, “sacrifices accompanied by a joyful shout”).
3 tn Or “bless.”
4 tn Heb “your inheritance.” The parallelism (note “your people”) indicates that Israel is in view.
5 tn Heb “shepherd them and lift them up.”
sn The shepherd metaphor is sometimes associated with royal responsibility. See 2 Sam 5:2; 7:7; Mic 5:2-4).
6 tn Or “forever.”