Mazmur 38:16

38:16 I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me; ¹ 

when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me. ² 

Mazmur 63:7

63:7 For you are my deliverer; ³ 

under your wings ⁴  I rejoice.

Mazmur 97:12

97:12 You godly ones, rejoice in the Lord!

Give thanks to his holy name. ⁵ 

Mazmur 149:4

149:4 For the Lord takes delight in his people;

he exalts the oppressed by delivering them. ⁶ 

[38:16]  ¹ tn Heb “For I said, ‘Lest they rejoice over me.’” The psalmist recalls the motivating argument of his petition. He probably prefaced this statement with a prayer for deliverance (see Pss 7:1-2; 13:3-4; 28:1).

[38:16]  ² tn Heb “they will magnify against me.” See Pss 35:26; 55:13.

[63:7]  ³ tn Or “[source of] help.”

[63:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the shadow of your wings.”

[97:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “to his holy remembrance.” The Hebrew noun זָכַר (zakhar, “remembrance”) here refers to the name of the Lord as invoked in liturgy and praise. Cf. Pss 6:5; 30:4. The Lord’s “name” is “holy” in the sense that it is a reminder of his uniqueness and greatness.

[149:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “he honors the oppressed [with] deliverance.”