Mazmur 92:11

92:11 I gloat in triumph over those who tried to ambush me; ¹ 

I hear the defeated cries of the evil foes who attacked me. ² 

Mazmur 101:7

101:7 Deceitful people will not live in my palace. ³ 

Liars will not be welcome in my presence. ⁴ 

Mazmur 116:8

116:8 Yes, ⁵  Lord, ⁶  you rescued my life from death,

and kept my feet from stumbling.

Mazmur 141:8

141:8 Surely I am looking to you, ⁷  O sovereign Lord.

In you I take shelter.

Do not expose me to danger! ⁸ 

Mazmur 54:7

54:7 Surely ⁹  he rescues me from all trouble, ¹⁰ 

and I triumph over my enemies. ¹¹ 

[92:11]  ¹ tn Heb “my eye gazes upon those who watch me [with evil intent].” See also Pss 5:8; 27:11; 56:2. The form שׁוּרָי (shuray) should be emended to שׁוֹרְרָי (shorÿray).

[92:11]  ² tn Heb “those who rise up against me, evil [foes], my ears hear.”

[101:7]  ³ tn Heb “he will not live in the midst of my house, one who does deceit.”

[101:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “one who speaks lies will not be established before my eyes.”

[116:8]  ⁵ tn Or “for.”

[116:8]  ⁶ tn “Lord” is supplied here in the translation for clarification.

[141:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “my eyes [are] toward you.”

[141:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “do not lay bare my life.” Only here is the Piel form of the verb collocated with the term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “life”). In Isa 53:12 the Lord’s servant “lays bare (the Hiphil form of the verb is used) his life to death.”

[54:7]  ⁹ tn Or “for,” indicating a more specific reason why he will praise the Lord’s name (cf. v. 6).

[54:7]  ¹⁰ tn The perfects in v. 7 are probably rhetorical, indicating the psalmist’s certitude and confidence that God will intervene. The psalmist is so confident of God’s positive response to his prayer, he can describe God’s deliverance and his own vindication as if they were occurring or had already occurred.

[54:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and on my enemies my eyes look.”