Mazmur 35:22

35:22 But you take notice, ¹  Lord!

O Lord, do not remain far away from me!

Mazmur 66:5

66:5 Come and witness ²  God’s exploits! ³ 

His acts on behalf of people are awesome! ⁴ 

Mazmur 119:153

ר (Resh)

119:153 See my pain and rescue me!

For I do not forget your law.

Mazmur 119:158

119:158 I take note of the treacherous and despise them,

because they do not keep your instructions. ⁵ 

[35:22]  ¹ tn Heb “you see, O Lord.” There is a deliberate play on words. In v. 21 the enemies say, “our eye sees,” but the psalmist is confident that the Lord “sees” as well, so he appeals to him for help (see also v. 17).

[66:5]  ² tn Or “see.”

[66:5]  ³ tn Or “acts” (see Ps 46:8).

[66:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “awesome [is] an act toward the sons of man.” It is unclear how the prepositional phrase relates to what precedes. If collocated with “act,” it may mean “on behalf of” or “toward.” If taken with “awesome” (see 1 Chr 16:25; Pss 89:7; 96:4; Zeph 2:11), one might translate “his awesome acts are beyond human comprehension” or “his awesome acts are superior to anything men can do.”

[119:158]  ⁵ tn Heb “your word.”