Mazmur 27:6

Konteks

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!

Mazmur 142:4

Konteks

142:4 Look to the right and see!

No one cares about me.³

I have nowhere to run;⁴

no one is concerned about my life.⁵

[27:6] ¹tn Heb “and now my head will be lifted up over my enemies all around me.”

[27:6] 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).

[27:6] ²tn Heb “I will sacrifice in his tent sacrifices of a shout for joy” (that is, “sacrifices accompanied by a joyful shout”).

[142:4] ³tn Heb “there is no one who recognizes me.”

[142:4] ⁴tn Heb “ a place of refuge perishes from me.”

[142:4] ⁵tn Heb “there is no one who seeks for the sake of my life.”