Mazmur 10:18

10:18 You defend ¹  the fatherless and oppressed, ² 

so that mere mortals may no longer terrorize them. ³ 

Mazmur 25:6

25:6 Remember ⁴  your compassionate and faithful deeds, O Lord,

for you have always acted in this manner. ⁵ 

Mazmur 74:22

74:22 Rise up, O God! Defend your honor! ⁶ 

Remember how fools insult you all day long! ⁷ 

[10:18]  ¹ tn Heb “to judge (on behalf of),” or “by judging (on behalf of).”

[10:18]  ² tn Heb “crushed.” See v. 10.

[10:18]  ³ tn Heb “he will not add again [i.e., “he will no longer”] to terrify, man from the earth.” The Hebrew term אֱנוֹשׁ (’enosh, “man”) refers here to the wicked nations (v. 16). By describing them as “from the earth,” the psalmist emphasizes their weakness before the sovereign, eternal king.

[25:6]  ⁴ tn That is, “remember” with the intention of repeating.

[25:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “for from antiquity [are] they.”

[74:22]  ⁶ tn Or “defend your cause.”

[74:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “remember your reproach from a fool all the day.”