Mazmur 30:10

30:10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me!

O Lord, deliver me!” ¹ 

Mazmur 38:22

38:22 Hurry and help me, ²  O Lord, my deliverer!

Mazmur 86:6

86:6 O Lord, hear my prayer!

Pay attention to my plea for mercy!

Mazmur 120:2

120:2 I said, ³  “O Lord, rescue me ⁴ 

from those who lie with their lips ⁵ 

and those who deceive with their tongue. ⁶ 

Mazmur 141:3

141:3 O Lord, place a guard on my mouth!

Protect the opening ⁷  of my lips! ⁸ 

[30:10]  ¹ tn Heb “be a helper to me.”

[38:22]  ² tn Heb “hurry to my help.” See Ps 22:19.

[120:2]  ³ tn The words “I said” are supplied in the translation for clarification. See the introductory note for this psalm.

[120:2]  ⁴ tn Or “my life.”

[120:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “from a lip of falsehood.”

[120:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “from a tongue of deception.”

[141:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “door.” The Hebrew word occurs only here in the OT.

[141:3]  ⁸ sn My mouth…my lips. The psalmist asks God to protect him from speaking inappropriately or sinfully.