Mazmur 56:6

56:6 They stalk ¹  and lurk; ² 

they watch my every step, ³ 

as ⁴  they prepare to take my life. ⁵ 

Mazmur 119:105

נ (Nun)

119:105 Your word ⁶  is a lamp to walk by,

and a light to illumine my path. ⁷ 

[56:6]  ¹ tn The verb is from the root גּוּר (gur), which means “to challenge, attack” in Isa 54:15 and “to stalk” (with hostile intent) in Ps 59:3.

[56:6]  ² tn Or “hide.”

[56:6]  ³ tn Heb “my heels.”

[56:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “according to,” in the sense of “inasmuch as; since,” or “when; while.”

[56:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “they wait [for] my life.”

[119:105]  ⁶ tn Many medieval Hebrew mss read the plural (“words”).

[119:105]  ⁷ tn Heb “[is] a lamp for my foot and a light for my path.”