Mazmur 118:7

118:7 The Lord is on my side ¹  as my helper. ² 

I look in triumph on those who hate me.

Mazmur 63:11

63:11 But the king ³  will rejoice in God;

everyone who takes oaths in his name ⁴  will boast,

for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up. ⁵ 

[118:7]  ¹ tn Heb “for me.”

[118:7]  ² tn Heb “among my helpers.” The preposition may indicate identity here, while the plural may be one of majesty or respect.

[63:11]  ³ sn The psalmist probably refers to himself in the third person here.

[63:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “who swears [an oath] by him.”

[63:11]  ⁵ tn The Niphal of this verb occurs only here and in Gen 8:2, where it is used of God “stopping” or “damming up” the great deep as he brought the flood to an end.