Mazmur 62:1

Psalm 62 ¹ 

For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David.

62:1 For God alone I patiently wait; ² 

he is the one who delivers me. ³ 

Mazmur 64:1

Psalm 64 ⁴ 

For the music director; a psalm of David.

64:1 Listen to me, ⁵  O God, as I offer my lament!

Protect ⁶  my life from the enemy’s terrifying attacks. ⁷ 

Mazmur 89:1

Psalm 89 ⁸ 

A well-written song ⁹  by Ethan the Ezrachite.

89:1 I will sing continually ¹⁰  about the Lord’s faithful deeds;

to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness. ¹¹ 

Mazmur 69:4

69:4 Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head.

Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, ¹²  outnumber me. ¹³ 

They make me repay what I did not steal! ¹⁴ 

[62:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 62. The psalmist expresses his unwavering confidence in God’s justice and in his ability to protect his people.

[62:1]  ² tn Heb “only for God [is] there silence [to] my soul.”

[62:1]  ³ tn Heb “from him [is] my deliverance.”

[64:1]  ⁴ sn Psalm 64. The psalmist asks God to protect him from his dangerous enemies and then confidently affirms that God will destroy his enemies and demonstrate his justice in the sight of all observers.

[64:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “my voice.”

[64:1]  ⁶ tn The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s request.

[64:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “from the terror of [the] enemy.” “Terror” is used here metonymically for the enemy’s attacks that produce fear because they threaten the psalmist’s life.

[89:1]  ⁸ sn Psalm 89. The psalmist praises God as the sovereign creator of the world. He recalls God’s covenant with David, but then laments that the promises of the covenant remain unrealized. The covenant promised the Davidic king military victories, but the king has now been subjected to humiliating defeat.

[89:1]  ⁹ tn The meaning of the Hebrew term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is uncertain. See the note on the phrase “well-written song” in the superscription of Ps 88.

[89:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “forever.”

[89:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “to a generation and a generation I will make known your faithfulness with my mouth.”

[69:4]  ¹² tn Heb “[with] a lie.” The Hebrew noun שֶׁקֶר (sheqer, “lie”) is used here as an adverb, “falsely, wrongfully” (see Pss 35:19; 38:19).

[69:4]  ¹³ tn The Hebrew verb עָצַם (’atsam) can sometimes mean “are strong,” but here it probably focuses on numerical superiority; note the parallel verb רָבַב (ravav, “be many”).

[69:4]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “that which I did not steal, then I restore.” Apparently אָז (’az, “then”) is used here to emphasize the verb that follows.

[69:4]  sn They make me repay what I did not steal. The psalmist’s enemies falsely accuse him and hold him accountable for alleged crimes he did not even commit.