Mazmur 55:13

55:13 But it is you, ¹  a man like me, ² 

my close friend in whom I confided. ³ 

Mazmur 59:9

59:9 You are my source of strength! I will wait for you! ⁴ 

For God is my refuge. ⁵ 

Mazmur 82:2

82:2 He says, ⁶  “How long will you make unjust legal decisions

and show favoritism to the wicked? ⁷  (Selah)

Mazmur 105:3

105:3 Boast about his holy name!

Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

Mazmur 107:2

107:2 Let those delivered by the Lord speak out, ⁸ 

those whom he delivered ⁹  from the power ¹⁰  of the enemy,

Mazmur 124:1

Psalm 124 ¹¹ 

A song of ascents, ¹²  by David.

124:1 “If the Lord had not been on our side” –

let Israel say this! –

Mazmur 149:1

Psalm 149 ¹³ 

149:1 Praise the Lord!

Sing to the Lord a new song!

Praise him in the assembly of the godly! ¹⁴ 

Mazmur 149:6

149:6 May they praise God

while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand, ¹⁵ 

[55:13]  ¹ sn It is you. The psalmist addresses the apparent ringleader of the opposition, an individual who was once his friend.

[55:13]  ² tn Heb “a man according to my value,” i.e., “a person such as I.”

[55:13]  ³ tn Heb “my close friend, one known by me.”

[59:9]  ⁴ tc Heb “his strength, for you I will watch.” “His strength” should be emended to “my strength” (see v. 17). Some also emend אֶשְׁמֹרָה (’eshmorah, “I will watch”) to אֱזַמֵּרָה (’ezammerah, “I will sing praises [to you]”) See v. 17.

[59:9]  ⁵ tn Or “my elevated place” (see Ps 18:2).

[82:2]  ⁶ tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation to indicate that the following speech is God’s judicial decision (see v. 1).

[82:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “and the face of the wicked lift up.”

[107:2]  ⁸ tn Or “let the redeemed of the Lord say [so].”

[107:2]  ⁹ tn Or “redeemed.”

[107:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “hand.”

[124:1]  ¹¹ sn Psalm 124. Israel acknowledges that the Lord delivered them from certain disaster.

[124:1]  ¹² sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[149:1]  ¹³ sn Psalm 149. The psalmist calls upon God’s people to praise him because he is just and avenges them.

[149:1]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “his praise in the assembly of the godly ones.”

[149:6]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “[May] praises of God [be] in their throat, and a two-edged sword in their hand.”