[35:23] 1 sn Though he is confident that the Lord is aware of his situation (see v. 22a), the psalmist compares the Lord’s inactivity to sleep and urges him to wake up.
[35:23] 2 tn Heb “for my justice.”
[35:23] 3 tn Heb “for my cause.”
[43:1] 4 sn Psalm 43. Many medieval Hebrew
[43:1] 5 tn Or “argue my case.”
[43:1] 6 tn The imperfect here expresses a request or wish. Note the imperatives in the first half of the verse. See also v. 3.
[43:1] 7 tn Heb “from the deceitful and evil man.” The Hebrew text uses the singular form “man” in a collective sense, as the reference to a “nation” in the parallel line indicates.