Mazmur 116:7

116:7 Rest once more, my soul, ¹ 

for the Lord has vindicated you. ² 

Mazmur 119:17

ג (Gimel)

119:17 Be kind to your servant!

Then I will live ³  and keep ⁴  your instructions. ⁵ 

Mazmur 142:7

142:7 Free me ⁶  from prison,

that I may give thanks to your name.

Because of me the godly will assemble, ⁷ 

for you will vindicate me. ⁸ 

[116:7]  ¹ tn Heb “return, my soul, to your place of rest.”

[116:7]  ² tn The Hebrew idiom גָּמַל עַל (gamal ’al) means “to repay,” here in a positive sense (cf. Ps 13:5).

[119:17]  ³ tn The prefixed verbal form is probably a cohortative indicating purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

[119:17]  ⁴ tn The cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the imperative that begins the verse.

[119:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “your word.” Many medieval Hebrew mss as well as several ancient versions read the plural here.

[142:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “bring out my life.”

[142:7]  ⁷ tn Or “gather around.”

[142:7]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew idiom גָּמַל עַל (gamal ’al) means “to repay,” here in a positive sense.