Mazmur 124:2

124:2 if the Lord had not been on our side,

when men attacked us, ¹ 

Mazmur 55:18

55:18 He will rescue ²  me and protect me from those who attack me, ³ 

even though ⁴  they greatly outnumber me. ⁵ 

Mazmur 74:23

74:23 Do not disregard ⁶  what your enemies say, ⁷ 

or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you. ⁸ 

[124:2]  ¹ tn Heb “rose up against us.”

[55:18]  ² tn The perfect verbal form is here used rhetorically to indicate that the action is certain to take place (the so-called perfect of certitude).

[55:18]  ³ tn Heb “he will redeem in peace my life from [those who] draw near to me.”

[55:18]  ⁴ tn Or “for.”

[55:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “among many they are against me.” For other examples of the preposition עִמָּד (’immad) used in the sense of “at, against,” see HALOT 842 s.v.; BDB 767 s.v.; IBHS 219 §11.2.14b.

[74:23]  ⁶ tn Or “forget.”

[74:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “the voice of your enemies.”

[74:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “the roar of those who rise up against you, which ascends continually.”