Mazmur 7:16

7:16 He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans ¹ 

and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head. ² 

Mazmur 13:6

13:6 I will sing praises ³  to the Lord

when he vindicates me. ⁴ 

Mazmur 32:10

32:10 An evil person suffers much pain, ⁵ 

but the Lord’s faithfulness overwhelms the one who trusts in him. ⁶ 

Mazmur 44:15

44:15 All day long I feel humiliated ⁷ 

and am overwhelmed with shame, ⁸ 

Mazmur 44:26

44:26 Rise up and help us!

Rescue us ⁹  because of your loyal love!

Mazmur 65:3

65:3 Our record of sins overwhelms me, ¹⁰ 

but you forgive ¹¹  our acts of rebellion.

Mazmur 65:6

65:6 You created the mountains by your power, ¹² 

and demonstrated your strength. ¹³ 

Mazmur 68:29

68:29 as you come out of your temple in Jerusalem! ¹⁴ 

Kings bring tribute to you.

Mazmur 69:7

69:7 For I suffer ¹⁵  humiliation for your sake ¹⁶ 

and am thoroughly disgraced. ¹⁷ 

Mazmur 69:18

69:18 Come near me and redeem me! ¹⁸ 

Because of my enemies, rescue me!

Mazmur 71:2

71:2 Vindicate me by rescuing me! ¹⁹ 

Listen to me! ²⁰  Deliver me! ²¹ 

Mazmur 78:65

78:65 But then the Lord awoke from his sleep; ²² 

he was like a warrior in a drunken rage. ²³ 

Mazmur 89:17

89:17 For you give them splendor and strength. ²⁴ 

By your favor we are victorious. ²⁵ 

Mazmur 110:7

110:7 From the stream along the road he drinks;

then he lifts up his head. ²⁶ 

Mazmur 115:17

115:17 The dead do not praise the Lord,

nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death. ²⁷ 

Mazmur 118:4

118:4 Let the loyal followers of the Lord ²⁸  say,

“Yes, his loyal love endures!”

Mazmur 119:93

119:93 I will never forget your precepts,

for by them you have revived me.

Mazmur 124:2

124:2 if the Lord had not been on our side,

when men attacked us, ²⁹ 

Mazmur 135:13

135:13 O Lord, your name endures, ³⁰ 

your reputation, O Lord, lasts. ³¹ 

Mazmur 136:5

136:5 to the one who used wisdom to make the heavens,

for his loyal love endures,

Mazmur 146:5

146:5 How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob,

whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Mazmur 148:1

Psalm 148 ³² 

148:1 Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord from the sky!

Praise him in the heavens!

[7:16]  ¹ tn Heb “his harm [i.e., the harm he conceived for others, see v. 14] returns on his head.”

[7:16]  ² tn Heb “and on his forehead his violence [i.e., the violence he intended to do to others] comes down.”

[13:6]  ³ tn The verb form is cohortative, indicating the psalmist’s resolve (or vow) to praise the Lord when deliverance arrives.

[13:6]  ⁴ tn Or “for he will have vindicated me.” The verb form indicates a future perfect here. The idiom גָמַל עַל (gamal ’al) means “to repay,” here in a positive sense.

[32:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “many [are the] pains of evil [one].” The singular form is representative here; the typical evildoer, representative of the larger group of wicked people, is in view.

[32:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “but the one who trusts in the Lord, faithfulness surrounds him.”

[44:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “all the day my humiliation [is] in front of me.”

[44:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “and the shame of my face covers me.”

[44:26]  ⁹ tn Or “redeem us.” See Pss 25:22; 26:11; 69:18; 119:134.

[65:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the records of sins are too strong for me.”

[65:3]  ¹¹ tn Or “make atonement for.”

[65:6]  ¹² tn Heb “[the] one who establishes [the] mountains by his power.”

[65:6]  ¹³ tn Heb “one [who] is girded with strength”; or “one [who] girds himself with strength.”

[68:29]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Be strong, O God, [you] who have acted for us, from your temple in Jerusalem.”

[68:29]  map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[69:7]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “carry, bear.”

[69:7]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “on account of you.”

[69:7]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and shame covers my face.”

[69:18]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “come near my life and redeem it.” The verb “redeem” casts the Lord in the role of a leader who protects members of his extended family in times of need and crisis (see Ps 19:14).

[71:2]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “in your vindication rescue me and deliver me.” Ps 31:1 omits “and deliver me.”

[71:2]  ²⁰ tn Heb “turn toward me your ear.”

[71:2]  ²¹ tn Ps 31:2 adds “quickly” before “deliver.”

[78:65]  ²² tn Heb “and the master awoke like one sleeping.” The Lord’s apparent inactivity during the time of judgment is compared to sleep.

[78:65]  ²³ tn Heb “like a warrior overcome with wine.” The Hebrew verb רוּן (run, “overcome”) occurs only here in the OT. The phrase “overcome with wine” could picture a drunken warrior controlled by his emotions and passions (as in the present translation), or it could refer to a warrior who awakes from a drunken stupor.

[89:17]  ²⁴ tn Heb “for the splendor of their strength [is] you.”

[89:17]  ²⁵ tn Heb “you lift up our horn,” or if one follows the marginal reading (Qere), “our horn is lifted up.” The horn of an ox underlies the metaphor (see Deut 33:17; 1 Kgs 22:11; Ps 92:10). The horn of the wild ox is frequently a metaphor for military strength; the idiom “exalt/lift up the horn” signifies military victory (see 1 Sam 2:10; Pss 75:10; 89:24; 92:10; Lam 2:17).

[110:7]  ²⁶ tn Here the expression “lifts up the head” refers to the renewed physical strength and emotional vigor (see Ps 3:3) provided by the refreshing water. For another example of a victorious warrior being energized by water in the aftermath of battle, see Judg 15:18-19 (see also 1 Sam 30:11-12, where the setting is different, however).

[115:17]  ²⁷ tn Heb “silence,” a metonymy here for death (see Ps 94:17).

[118:4]  ²⁸ tn Heb “fearers of the Lord.” See Ps 15:4.

[124:2]  ²⁹ tn Heb “rose up against us.”

[135:13]  ³⁰ tn Or “is forever.”

[135:13]  ³¹ tn Heb “O Lord, your remembrance [is] for a generation and a generation.” See Ps 102:12.

[148:1]  ³² sn Psalm 148. The psalmist calls upon all creation to praise the Lord, for he is the creator and sovereign king of the world.