Mazmur 13:6

13:6 I will sing praises ¹  to the Lord

when he vindicates me. ² 

Mazmur 119:17

ג (Gimel)

119:17 Be kind to your servant!

Then I will live ³  and keep ⁴  your instructions. ⁵ 

Mazmur 103:10

103:10 He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; ⁶ 

he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve. ⁷ 

Mazmur 116:7

116:7 Rest once more, my soul, ⁸ 

for the Lord has vindicated you. ⁹ 

[13:6]  ¹ tn The verb form is cohortative, indicating the psalmist’s resolve (or vow) to praise the Lord when deliverance arrives.

[13:6]  ² tn Or “for he will have vindicated me.” The verb form indicates a future perfect here. The idiom גָמַל עַל (gamal ’al) means “to repay,” here in a positive sense.

[119:17]  ³ tn The prefixed verbal form is probably a cohortative indicating purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

[119:17]  ⁴ tn The cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the imperative that begins the verse.

[119:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “your word.” Many medieval Hebrew mss as well as several ancient versions read the plural here.

[103:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “not according to our sins does he do to us.”

[103:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “and not according to our misdeeds does he repay us.”

[116:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “return, my soul, to your place of rest.”

[116:7]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew idiom גָּמַל עַל (gamal ’al) means “to repay,” here in a positive sense (cf. Ps 13:5).