Mazmur 37:32

37:32 Evil men set an ambush for the godly

and try to kill them. ¹ 

Mazmur 59:3

59:3 For look, they wait to ambush me; ² 

powerful men stalk ³  me,

but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O Lord. ⁴ 

Mazmur 71:10

71:10 For my enemies talk about me;

those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise. ⁵ 

[37:32]  ¹ tn Heb “an evil [one] watches the godly [one] and seeks to kill him.” The singular forms are used in a representative sense; the typical evildoer and godly individual are in view. The active participles describe characteristic behavior.

[59:3]  ² tn Heb “my life.”

[59:3]  ³ tn The Hebrew verb is from the root גּוּר (gur), which means “to challenge, attack” in Isa 54:15 and “to stalk” (with hostile intent) in Ps 56:8.

[59:3]  ⁴ sn The point is that the psalmist’s enemies have no justifiable reason for attacking him. He has neither rebelled or sinned against the Lord.

[71:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “those who watch for my life consult together.”