Mazmur 13:6

13:6 I will sing praises ¹  to the Lord

when he vindicates me. ² 

Mazmur 35:16

35:16 When I tripped, they taunted me relentlessly, ³ 

and tried to bite me. ⁴ 

Mazmur 88:16

88:16 Your anger overwhelms me; ⁵ 

your terrors destroy me.

Mazmur 116:12

116:12 How can I repay the Lord

for all his acts of kindness to me?

Mazmur 139:5

139:5 You squeeze me in from behind and in front;

you place your hand on me.

Mazmur 143:4

143:4 My strength leaves me; ⁶ 

I am absolutely shocked. ⁷ 

[13:6]  ¹ tn The verb form is cohortative, indicating the psalmist’s resolve (or vow) to praise the Lord when deliverance arrives.

[13:6]  ² tn Or “for he will have vindicated me.” The verb form indicates a future perfect here. The idiom גָמַל עַל (gamal ’al) means “to repay,” here in a positive sense.

[35:16]  ³ tc The MT reads “as profane [ones] of mockers of food,” which is nonsensical. The present translation assumes (1) an emendation of בְּחַנְפֵי (bÿkhanfey, “as profane men”) to בְּחַנְפִי (bekhanfiy, “when I tripped”; preposition + Qal infinitive construct from II חָנַף [“limp”] + first common singular pronominal suffix) and (2) an emendation of לַעֲגֵי מָעוֹג (la’agey ma’og, “mockers of food”) to עָגוּ[ם]לַעְגָּ (la’gam ’agu, “[with] taunting they taunted”; masculine plural noun with enclitic mem + Qal perfect third common plural from לַּעַג [la’ag, “taunt”]).

[35:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “gnashing at me with their teeth.” The infinitive absolute adds a complementary action – they gnashed with their teeth as they taunted.

[88:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “passes over me.”

[143:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “my spirit grows faint.”

[143:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “in my midst my heart is shocked.” For a similar use of the Hitpolel of שָׁמֵם (shamem), see Isa 59:16; 63:5.