Mazmur 119:170

119:170 Listen to my appeal for mercy! ¹ 

Deliver me, as you promised. ² 

Mazmur 141:10

141:10 Let the wicked fall ³  into their ⁴  own nets,

while I escape. ⁵ 

Mazmur 149:5

149:5 Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication! ⁶ 

Let them shout for joy upon their beds! ⁷ 

[119:170]  ¹ tn Heb “may my appeal for mercy come before you.”

[119:170]  ² tn Heb “according to your speech.”

[141:10]  ³ tn The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive of prayer. Another option is to translate, “the wicked will fall.”

[141:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “his.”

[141:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “at the same [that] I, until I pass by.” Another option is to take יַחַד (yakhad) with the preceding line, “let the wicked fall together into their own nets.”

[149:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “in glory.” Here “glory” probably refers to the “honor” that belongs to the Lord’s people as a result of their deliverance (see v. 4).

[149:5]  ⁷ tn The significance of the reference to “beds” is unclear. Perhaps the point is that they should rejoice at all times, even when falling asleep or awaking.