Mazmur 84:9

84:9 O God, take notice of our shield! ¹ 

Show concern for your chosen king! ² 

Mazmur 89:38-39

89:38 But you have spurned ³  and rejected him;

you are angry with your chosen king. ⁴ 

89:39 You have repudiated ⁵  your covenant with your servant; ⁶ 

you have thrown his crown to the ground. ⁷ 

[84:9]  ¹ tn The phrase “our shield” refers metaphorically to the Davidic king, who, as God’s vice-regent, was the human protector of the people. Note the parallelism with “your anointed one” here and with “our king” in Ps 89:18.

[84:9]  ² tn Heb “look [on] the face of your anointed one.” The Hebrew phrase מְשִׁיחֶךָ (mÿshikhekha, “your anointed one”) refers here to the Davidic king (see Pss 2:2; 18:50; 20:6; 28:8; 89:38, 51; 132:10, 17).

[89:38]  ³ tn The Hebrew construction (conjunction + pronoun, followed by the verb) draws attention to the contrast between what follows and what precedes.

[89:38]  ⁴ tn Heb “your anointed one.” The Hebrew phrase מְשִׁיחֶךָ (mÿshikhekha, “your anointed one”) refers here to the Davidic king (see Pss 2:2; 18:50; 20:6; 28:8; 84:9; 132:10, 17).

[89:39]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew verb appears only here and in Lam 2:7.

[89:39]  ⁶ tn Heb “the covenant of your servant.”

[89:39]  ⁷ tn Heb “you dishonor [or “desecrate”] on the ground his crown.”