Mazmur 74:5

74:5 They invade like lumberjacks

swinging their axes in a thick forest. ¹ 

Mazmur 107:26

107:26 They ²  reached up to the sky,

then dropped into the depths.

The sailors’ strength ³  left them ⁴  because the danger was so great. ⁵ 

Mazmur 141:2

141:2 May you accept my prayer like incense,

my uplifted hands like the evening offering! ⁶ 

[74:5]  ¹ tn Heb “it is known like one bringing upwards, in a thicket of wood, axes.” The Babylonian invaders destroyed the woodwork in the temple.

[107:26]  ² tn That is, the waves (see v. 25).

[107:26]  ³ tn Heb “their being”; traditionally “their soul” (referring to that of the sailors). This is sometimes translated “courage” (cf. NIV, NRSV).

[107:26]  ⁴ tn Or “melted.”

[107:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “from danger.”

[141:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “may my prayer be established [like] incense before you, the uplifting of my hands [like] an evening offering.”