Mazmur 9:13-14

9:13 when they prayed: ¹ 

“Have mercy on me, ²  Lord!

See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, ³ 

O one who can snatch me away ⁴  from the gates of death!

9:14 Then I will ⁵  tell about all your praiseworthy acts; ⁶ 

in the gates of Daughter Zion ⁷  I will rejoice because of your deliverance.” ⁸ 

Mazmur 22:22

22:22 I will declare your name to my countrymen! ⁹ 

In the middle of the assembly I will praise you!

Mazmur 51:14-15

51:14 Rescue me from the guilt of murder, ¹⁰  O God, the God who delivers me!

Then my tongue will shout for joy because of your deliverance. ¹¹ 

51:15 O Lord, give me the words! ¹² 

Then my mouth will praise you. ¹³ 

Mazmur 79:13

79:13 Then we, your people, the sheep of your pasture,

will continually thank you. ¹⁴ 

We will tell coming generations of your praiseworthy acts. ¹⁵ 

[9:13]  ¹ tn The words “when they prayed,” though not represented in the Hebrew text, are supplied in the translation for clarification. The petition in vv. 13-14 is best understood as the cry for help which the oppressed offered to God when the nations threatened. The Lord answered this request, prompting the present song of thanksgiving.

[9:13]  ² tn Or “show me favor.”

[9:13]  ³ tn Heb “see my misery from the ones who hate me.”

[9:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “one who lifts me up.”

[9:14]  ⁵ tn Or “so that I might.”

[9:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “all your praise.” “Praise” stands by metonymy for the mighty acts that prompt it.

[9:14]  ⁷ sn Daughter Zion is an idiomatic title for Jerusalem. It appears frequently in the prophets, but only here in the psalms.

[9:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “in your deliverance.”

[22:22]  ⁹ tn Or “brothers,” but here the term does not carry a literal familial sense. It refers to the psalmist’s fellow members of the Israelite covenant community (see v. 23).

[51:14]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “from bloodshed.” “Bloodshed” here stands by metonymy for the guilt which it produces.

[51:14]  ¹¹ tn Heb “my tongue will shout for joy your deliverance.” Another option is to take the prefixed verbal form as a jussive, “may my tongue shout for joy.” However, the pattern in vv. 12-15 appears to be prayer/request (see vv. 12, 14a, 15a) followed by promise/vow (see vv. 13, 14b, 15b).

[51:15]  ¹² tn Heb “open my lips.” The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s wish or request.

[51:15]  ¹³ tn Heb “and my mouth will declare your praise.”

[79:13]  ¹⁴ tn Or (hyperbolically) “will thank you forever.”

[79:13]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “to a generation and a generation we will report your praise.” Here “praise” stands by metonymy for the mighty acts that prompt worship. Cf. Ps 9:14.