Mazmur 55:1
KonteksFor the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song 2 by David.
55:1 Listen, O God, to my prayer!
Do not ignore 3 my appeal for mercy!
Mazmur 67:1
KonteksFor the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm, a song.
67:1 May God show us his favor 5 and bless us! 6
May he smile on us! 7 (Selah)
[55:1] 1 sn Psalm 55. The suffering and oppressed author laments that one of his friends has betrayed him, but he is confident that God will vindicate him by punishing his deceitful enemies.
[55:1] 2 tn The meaning of the Hebrew term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is uncertain. See the note on the phrase “well-written song” in the superscription of Ps 52.
[55:1] 3 tn Heb “hide yourself from.”
[67:1] 4 sn Psalm 67. The psalmist prays for God’s blessing upon his people and urges the nations to praise him for he is the just ruler of the world.
[67:1] 5 tn Or “have mercy on us.”
[67:1] 6 tn The prefixed verbal forms are understood as jussives expressing the psalmist’s prayer. Note the jussive form יָאֵר (ya’er) in the next line.