Mazmur 71:9

71:9 Do not reject me in my old age! ¹ 

When my strength fails, do not abandon me!

Mazmur 77:7

77:7 I asked, ²  “Will the Lord reject me forever?

Will he never again show me his favor?

Mazmur 94:14

94:14 Certainly ³  the Lord does not forsake his people;

he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him. ⁴ 

Mazmur 94:1

Psalm 94 ⁵ 

94:1 O Lord, the God who avenges!

O God who avenges, reveal your splendor! ⁶ 

Mazmur 28:9

28:9 Deliver your people!

Empower ⁷  the nation that belongs to you! ⁸ 

Care for them like a shepherd and carry them in your arms ⁹  at all times! ¹⁰ 

[71:9]  ¹ tn Heb “do not cast me away at the time of old age.”

[77:7]  ² tn As in vv. 4 and 6a, the words of vv. 7-9 are understood as a quotation of what the psalmist said earlier. Therefore the words “I asked” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[94:14]  ³ tn Or “for.”

[94:14]  ⁴ tn Or “his inheritance.”

[94:1]  ⁵ sn Psalm 94. The psalmist asks God to judge the wicked and affirms his confidence in God’s justice.

[94:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “shine forth” (see Pss 50:2; 80:1).

[28:9]  ⁷ tn Or “bless.”

[28:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “your inheritance.” The parallelism (note “your people”) indicates that Israel is in view.

[28:9]  ⁹ tn Heb “shepherd them and lift them up.”

[28:9]  sn The shepherd metaphor is sometimes associated with royal responsibility. See 2 Sam 5:2; 7:7; Mic 5:2-4).

[28:9]  ¹⁰ tn Or “forever.”