Mazmur 22:10

22:10 I have been dependent on you since birth; ¹ 

from the time I came out of my mother’s womb you have been my God. ² 

Mazmur 73:18

73:18 Surely ³  you put them in slippery places;

you bring them down ⁴  to ruin.

Mazmur 103:13

103:13 As a father has compassion on his children, ⁵ 

so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers. ⁶ 

Mazmur 119:11

119:11 In my heart I store up ⁷  your words, ⁸ 

so I might not sin against you.

Mazmur 119:109

119:109 My life is in continual danger, ⁹ 

but I do not forget your law.

Mazmur 146:5-6

146:5 How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob,

whose hope is in the Lord his God,

146:6 the one who made heaven and earth,

the sea, and all that is in them,

who remains forever faithful, ¹⁰ 

[22:10]  ¹ tn Heb “upon you I was cast from [the] womb.”

[22:10]  ² tn Heb “from the womb of my mother you [have been] my God.”

[22:10]  sn Despite the enemies’ taunts, the psalmist is certain of his relationship with God, which began from the time of his birth (from the time I came out of my mother’s womb).

[73:18]  ³ tn The use of the Hebrew term אַךְ (’akh, “surely”) here literarily counteracts its use in v. 13. The repetition draws attention to the contrast between the two statements, the first of which expresses the psalmist’s earlier despair and the second his newly discovered confidence.

[73:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “cause them to fall.”

[103:13]  ⁵ tn Or “sons,” but the Hebrew term sometimes refers to children in general.

[103:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “those who fear him.”

[119:11]  ⁷ tn Or “hide.”

[119:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “your word.” Some medieval Hebrew mss as well as the LXX read the plural, “your words.”

[119:109]  ⁹ tn Heb “my life [is] in my hands continually.”

[146:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the one who guards faithfulness forever.”