Mazmur 35:23

35:23 Rouse yourself, wake up ¹  and vindicate me! ² 

My God and Lord, defend my just cause! ³ 

Mazmur 118:22

118:22 The stone which the builders discarded ⁴ 

has become the cornerstone. ⁵ 

Mazmur 122:3

122:3 Jerusalem ⁶  is a city designed

to accommodate an assembly. ⁷ 

[35:23]  ¹ sn Though he is confident that the Lord is aware of his situation (see v. 22a), the psalmist compares the Lord’s inactivity to sleep and urges him to wake up.

[35:23]  ² tn Heb “for my justice.”

[35:23]  ³ tn Heb “for my cause.”

[118:22]  ⁴ tn Or “rejected.”

[118:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “the head of the corner.”

[118:22]  sn The metaphor of the stone…the builders discarded describes the way in which God’s deliverance reversed the psalmist’s circumstances. When he was in distress, he was like a stone which was discarded by builders as useless, but now that he has been vindicated by God, all can see that he is of special importance to God, like the cornerstone of the building.

[122:3]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[122:3]  ⁷ tc Heb “Jerusalem, which is built like a city which is joined to her together.” The meaning of the Hebrew text is unclear. Many regard this as a description of the compact way in which the city was designed or constructed. The translation assumes an emendation of the verb חֻבְּרָה (khubbÿrah, “is joined”) to a noun חֶבְרָה (khevrah, “association; company”). The text then reads literally, “Jerusalem, which is built like a city which has a company together.” This in turn can be taken as a reference to Jerusalem’s role as a city where people congregated for religious festivals and other civic occasions (see vv. 4-5).