Mazmur 64:1

Psalm 64 ¹ 

For the music director; a psalm of David.

64:1 Listen to me, ²  O God, as I offer my lament!

Protect ³  my life from the enemy’s terrifying attacks. ⁴ 

Mazmur 89:1

Psalm 89 ⁵ 

A well-written song ⁶  by Ethan the Ezrachite.

89:1 I will sing continually ⁷  about the Lord’s faithful deeds;

to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness. ⁸ 

[64:1]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Heb “my voice.”

[64:1]  ³ tn The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s request.

[64:1]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ tn Or “forever.”

[89:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “to a generation and a generation I will make known your faithfulness with my mouth.”