Mazmur 3:2

3:2 Many say about me,

“God will not deliver him.” ¹  (Selah) ² 

Mazmur 32:10

32:10 An evil person suffers much pain, ³ 

but the Lord’s faithfulness overwhelms the one who trusts in him. ⁴ 

Mazmur 71:7

71:7 Many are appalled when they see me, ⁵ 

but you are my secure shelter.

Mazmur 119:157

119:157 The enemies who chase me are numerous. ⁶ 

Yet I do not turn aside from your rules.

[3:2]  ¹ tn Heb “there is no deliverance for him in God.”

[3:2]  ² sn The function of the Hebrew term סֶלָה (selah), transliterated here “Selah,” is uncertain. It may be a musical direction of some kind.

[32:10]  ³ tn Heb “many [are the] pains of evil [one].” The singular form is representative here; the typical evildoer, representative of the larger group of wicked people, is in view.

[32:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “but the one who trusts in the Lord, faithfulness surrounds him.”

[71:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “like a sign [i.e., portent or bad omen] I am to many.”

[119:157]  ⁶ tn Heb “many [are] those who chase me and my enemies.”