Mazmur 91:2

91:2 I say this about the Lord, my shelter and my stronghold,

my God in whom I trust –

Mazmur 22:5

22:5 To you they cried out, and they were saved;

in you they trusted and they were not disappointed. ¹ 

Mazmur 55:23

55:23 But you, O God, will bring them ²  down to the deep Pit. ³ 

Violent and deceitful people ⁴  will not live even half a normal lifespan. ⁵ 

But as for me, I trust in you.

Mazmur 52:8

52:8 But I ⁶  am like a flourishing ⁷  olive tree in the house of God;

I continually ⁸  trust in God’s loyal love.

[22:5]  ¹ tn Or “were not ashamed.”

[55:23]  ² tn The pronominal suffix refers to the psalmist’s enemies (see v. 19).

[55:23]  ³ tn Heb “well of the pit.” The Hebrew term שַׁחַת (shakhat, “pit”) is often used as a title for Sheol (see Pss 16:10; 30:9; 49:9; 103:4).

[55:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “men of bloodshed and deceit.”

[55:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “will not divide in half their days.”

[52:8]  ⁶ tn The disjunctive construction (vav [ו] + subject) highlights the contrast between the evildoer’s destiny (vv. 5-7) and that of the godly psalmist’s security.

[52:8]  ⁷ tn Or “luxuriant, green, leafy.”

[52:8]  ⁸ tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever and ever.”