Mazmur 55:13

55:13 But it is you, ¹  a man like me, ² 

my close friend in whom I confided. ³ 

Mazmur 71:5

71:5 For you give me confidence, ⁴  O Lord;

O Lord, I have trusted in you since I was young. ⁵ 

Mazmur 91:9

91:9 For you have taken refuge in the Lord,

my shelter, the sovereign One. ⁶ 

[55:13]  ¹ sn It is you. The psalmist addresses the apparent ringleader of the opposition, an individual who was once his friend.

[55:13]  ² tn Heb “a man according to my value,” i.e., “a person such as I.”

[55:13]  ³ tn Heb “my close friend, one known by me.”

[71:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “for you [are] my hope.”

[71:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “O Lord, my source of confidence from my youth.”

[91:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “for you, the Lord, my shelter, the Most High, you have made your dwelling place.”