Mazmur 21:13

21:13 Rise up, O Lord, in strength! ¹ 

We will sing and praise ²  your power!

Mazmur 77:14

77:14 You are the God who does amazing things;

you have revealed your strength among the nations.

Mazmur 145:11

145:11 They will proclaim the splendor of your kingdom;

they will tell about your power,

Mazmur 79:11

79:11 Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! ³ 

Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die! ⁴ 

Mazmur 59:11

59:11 Do not strike them dead suddenly,

because then my people might forget the lesson. ⁵ 

Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down,

O Lord who shields us! ⁶ 

[21:13]  ¹ tn Heb “in your strength,” but English idiom does not require the pronoun.

[21:13]  sn The psalm concludes with a petition to the Lord, asking him to continue to intervene in strength for the king and nation.

[21:13]  ² tn Heb “sing praise.”

[79:11]  ³ tn Heb “may the painful cry of the prisoner come before you.”

[79:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “according to the greatness of your arm leave the sons of death.” God’s “arm” here symbolizes his strength to deliver. The verbal form הוֹתֵר (hoter) is a Hiphil imperative from יָתַר (yatar, “to remain; to be left over”). Here it must mean “to leave over; to preserve.” However, it is preferable to emend the form to הַתֵּר (hatter), a Hiphil imperative from נָתַר (natar, “be free”). The Hiphil form is used in Ps 105:20 of Pharaoh freeing Joseph from prison. The phrase “sons of death” (see also Ps 102:21) is idiomatic for those condemned to die.

[59:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “do not kill them, lest my people forget.”

[59:11]  sn My people might forget the lesson. Swift, sudden destruction might be quickly forgotten. The psalmist wants God’s judgment to be prolonged so that it might be a continual reminder of divine justice.

[59:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “make them roam around by your strength and bring them down, O our shield, the Lord.”