Ayub 35:10

35:10 But no one says, ‘Where is God, my Creator,

who gives songs in the night, ¹ 

Mazmur 42:9

42:9 I will pray ²  to God, my high ridge: ³ 

“Why do you ignore ⁴  me?

Why must I walk around mourning ⁵ 

because my enemies oppress me?”

Mazmur 77:7

77:7 I asked, ⁶  “Will the Lord reject me forever?

Will he never again show me his favor?

[35:10]  ¹ tn There have been several attempts to emend the line, none of which are particularly helpful or interesting. H. H. Rowley (Job [NCBC], 225) says, “It is a pity to rob Elihu of a poetic line when he creates one.”

[42:9]  ² tn The cohortative form indicates the psalmist’s resolve.

[42:9]  ³ tn This metaphor pictures God as a rocky, relatively inaccessible summit, where one would be able to find protection from enemies. See 1 Sam 23:25, 28; Pss 18:2; 31:3.

[42:9]  ⁴ tn Or “forget.”

[42:9]  ⁵ sn Walk around mourning. See Ps 38:6 for a similar idea.

[77:7]  ⁶ 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.