Mazmur 59:6

59:6 They return in the evening;

they growl ¹  like a dog

and prowl around outside ²  the city.

Mazmur 78:34

78:34 When he struck them down, ³  they sought his favor; ⁴ 

they turned back and longed for God.

Mazmur 80:3

80:3 O God, restore us!

Smile on us! ⁵  Then we will be delivered! ⁶ 

Mazmur 104:9

104:9 You set up a boundary for them that they could not cross,

so that they would not cover the earth again. ⁷ 

[59:6]  ¹ tn Or “howl”; or “bark.”

[59:6]  ² tn Heb “go around.”

[78:34]  ³ tn Or “killed them,” that is, killed large numbers of them.

[78:34]  ⁴ tn Heb “they sought him.”

[80:3]  ⁵ tn The idiom “cause your face to shine” probably refers to a smile (see Eccl 8:1), which in turn suggests favor and blessing (see Num 6:25; Pss 4:6; 31:16; 44:3; 67:1; 89:15; Dan 9:17).

[80:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “cause your face to shine in order that we may be delivered.” After the imperative, the cohortative with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose/result.

[104:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “a boundary you set up, they will not cross, they will not return to cover the earth.”