Mazmur 26:8-10

26:8 O Lord, I love the temple where you live, ¹ 

the place where your splendor is revealed. ² 

26:9 Do not sweep me away ³  with sinners,

or execute me along with violent people, ⁴ 

26:10 who are always ready to do wrong ⁵ 

or offer a bribe. ⁶ 

Mazmur 43:1

Psalm 43 ⁷ 

43:1 Vindicate me, O God!

Fight for me ⁸  against an ungodly nation!

Deliver me ⁹  from deceitful and evil men! ¹⁰ 

Mazmur 55:23

55:23 But you, O God, will bring them ¹¹  down to the deep Pit. ¹² 

Violent and deceitful people ¹³  will not live even half a normal lifespan. ¹⁴ 

But as for me, I trust in you.

[26:8]  ¹ tn Heb “the dwelling of your house.”

[26:8]  ² tn Heb “the place of the abode of your splendor.”

[26:9]  ³ tn Heb “do not gather up my life with.”

[26:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “or with men of bloodshed my life.” The verb is supplied; it is understood by ellipsis (see the preceding line).

[26:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “who [have] in their hands evil.”

[26:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “and their right hand is full of a bribe.”

[43:1]  ⁷ sn Psalm 43. Many medieval Hebrew mss combine Psalm 43 and Psalm 42 into one psalm. Psalm 43 is the only psalm in Book 2 of the Psalter (Psalms 42-72) that does not have a heading, suggesting that it was originally the third and concluding section of Psalm 42. Ps 43:5 is identical to the refrain in Ps 42:11 and almost identical to the refrain in Ps 42:5.

[43:1]  ⁸ tn Or “argue my case.”

[43:1]  ⁹ tn The imperfect here expresses a request or wish. Note the imperatives in the first half of the verse. See also v. 3.

[43:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “from the deceitful and evil man.” The Hebrew text uses the singular form “man” in a collective sense, as the reference to a “nation” in the parallel line indicates.

[55:23]  ¹¹ tn The pronominal suffix refers to the psalmist’s enemies (see v. 19).

[55:23]  ¹² tn Heb “well of the pit.” The Hebrew term שַׁחַת (shakhat, “pit”) is often used as a title for Sheol (see Pss 16:10; 30:9; 49:9; 103:4).

[55:23]  ¹³ tn Heb “men of bloodshed and deceit.”

[55:23]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “will not divide in half their days.”