Mazmur 44:24

44:24 Why do you look the other way, ¹ 

and ignore ²  the way we are oppressed and mistreated? ³ 

Mazmur 78:43

78:43 when he performed his awesome deeds ⁴  in Egypt,

and his acts of judgment ⁵  in the region of Zoan.

Mazmur 88:2

88:2 Listen to my prayer! ⁶ 

Pay attention ⁷  to my cry for help!

Mazmur 105:32

105:32 He sent hail along with the rain; ⁸ 

there was lightning in their land. ⁹ 

Mazmur 109:15

109:15 May the Lord be constantly aware of them, ¹⁰ 

and cut off the memory of his children ¹¹  from the earth!

Mazmur 119:127

119:127 For this reason ¹²  I love your commands

more than gold, even purest gold.

[44:24]  ¹ tn Heb “Why do you hide your face?” The idiom “hide the face” can mean “ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or carry the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 30:7; 88:14).

[44:24]  ² tn Or “forget.”

[44:24]  ³ tn Heb “our oppression and our affliction.”

[78:43]  ⁴ tn Or “signs” (see Ps 65:8).

[78:43]  ⁵ tn Or “portents, omens” (see Ps 71:7). The Egyptian plagues are referred to here (see vv. 44-51).

[88:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “may my prayer come before you.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive, indicating the psalmist’s desire or prayer.

[88:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “turn your ear.”

[105:32]  ⁸ tn Heb “he gave their rains hail.”

[105:32]  ⁹ tn Heb “fire of flames [was] in their land.”

[109:15]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “may they [that is, the sins mentioned in v. 14] be before the Lord continually.”

[109:15]  ¹¹ tn Heb “their memory.” The plural pronominal suffix probably refers back to the children mentioned in v. 13, and for clarity this has been specified in the translation.

[119:127]  ¹² tn “For this reason” connects logically with the statement made in v. 126. Because the judgment the psalmist fears (see vv. 119-120) is imminent, he remains loyal to God’s law.