Mazmur 35:23

35:23 Rouse yourself, wake up ¹  and vindicate me! ² 

My God and Lord, defend my just cause! ³ 

Mazmur 103:6

103:6 The Lord does what is fair,

and executes justice for all the oppressed. ⁴ 

Mazmur 106:31

106:31 This brought him a reward,

an eternal gift. ⁵ 

Mazmur 118:23

118:23 This is the Lord’s work.

We consider it amazing! ⁶ 

Mazmur 119:154

119:154 Fight for me ⁷  and defend me! ⁸ 

Revive me with your word!

Mazmur 126:3

126:3 The Lord did indeed accomplish great things for us.

We were happy.

[35:23]  ¹ sn Though he is confident that the Lord is aware of his situation (see v. 22a), the psalmist compares the Lord’s inactivity to sleep and urges him to wake up.

[35:23]  ² tn Heb “for my justice.”

[35:23]  ³ tn Heb “for my cause.”

[103:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “the Lord does fairness, and [acts of] justice for all the oppressed.”

[106:31]  ⁵ tn Heb “and it was reckoned to him for righteousness, to a generation and a generation forever.” The verb חָשַׁב (khashav, “to reckon”) is collocated with צְדָקָה (tsÿdaqah, “righteousness”) only in Ps 106:31 and Gen 15:6, where God rewards Abram’s faith with a land grant.

[106:31]  sn Brought him a reward. See Num 25:12-13.

[118:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “it is amazing in our eyes.” The use of the plural pronoun here and in vv. 24-27 suggests that the psalmist may be speaking for the entire nation. However, it is more likely that vv. 22-27 are the people’s response to the psalmist’s thanksgiving song (see especially v. 26). They rejoice with him because his deliverance on the battlefield (see vv. 10-12) had national repercussions.

[119:154]  ⁷ tn Or “argue my case.”

[119:154]  ⁸ tn Heb “and redeem me.” The verb “redeem” casts the Lord in the role of a leader who protects members of his extended family in times of need and crisis (see Ps 19:14).