Mazmur 74:5
Konteks74:5 They invade like lumberjacks
swinging their axes in a thick forest. 1
Mazmur 107:26
Konteks107:26 They 2 reached up to the sky,
then dropped into the depths.
The sailors’ strength 3 left them 4 because the danger was so great. 5
Mazmur 141:2
Konteks141:2 May you accept my prayer like incense,
my uplifted hands like the evening offering! 6
[74:5] 1 tn Heb “it is known like one bringing upwards, in a thicket of wood, axes.” The Babylonian invaders destroyed the woodwork in the temple.
[107:26] 2 tn That is, the waves (see v. 25).
[107:26] 3 tn Heb “their being”; traditionally “their soul” (referring to that of the sailors). This is sometimes translated “courage” (cf. NIV, NRSV).
[107:26] 5 tn Heb “from danger.”
[141:2] 6 tn Heb “may my prayer be established [like] incense before you, the uplifting of my hands [like] an evening offering.”