Mazmur 12:1
KonteksFor the music director; according to the sheminith style; 2 a psalm of David.
12:1 Deliver, Lord!
For the godly 3 have disappeared; 4
people of integrity 5 have vanished. 6
Mazmur 44:24-26
Konteks44:24 Why do you look the other way, 7
and ignore 8 the way we are oppressed and mistreated? 9
44:25 For we lie in the dirt,
with our bellies pressed to the ground. 10
44:26 Rise up and help us!
Rescue us 11 because of your loyal love!
[12:1] 1 sn Psalm 12. The psalmist asks the Lord to intervene, for society is overrun by deceitful, arrogant oppressors and godly individuals are a dying breed. When the Lord announces his intention to defend the oppressed, the psalmist affirms his confidence in the divine promise.
[12:1] 2 tn The meaning of the Hebrew term שְׁמִינִית (shÿminit) is uncertain; perhaps it refers to a particular style of music. See 1 Chr 15:21.
[12:1] 3 tn The singular form is collective or representative. Note the plural form “faithful [ones]” in the following line. A “godly [one]” (חָסִיד, khasid) is one who does what is right in God’s eyes and remains faithful to God (see Pss 4:3; 18:25; 31:23; 37:28; 86:2; 97:10).
[12:1] 4 tn Or “have come to an end.”
[12:1] 5 tn Heb “the faithful [ones] from the sons of man.”
[12:1] 6 tn The Hebrew verb פָּסַס (pasas) occurs only here. An Akkadian cognate means “efface, blot out.”
[44:24] 7 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] 9 tn Heb “our oppression and our affliction.”
[44:25] 10 tn Heb “for our being/life sinks down to the dirt, our belly clings to the earth.” The suffixed form of נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “being, life”) is often equivalent to a pronoun in poetic texts.
[44:26] 11 tn Or “redeem us.” See Pss 25:22; 26:11; 69:18; 119:134.