Mazmur 71:2

71:2 Vindicate me by rescuing me! ¹ 

Listen to me! ²  Deliver me! ³ 

Mazmur 130:2

130:2 O Lord, listen to me! ⁴ 

Pay attention to ⁵  my plea for mercy!

Mazmur 86:1

Psalm 86 ⁶ 

A prayer of David.

86:1 Listen ⁷  O Lord! Answer me!

For I am oppressed and needy.

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

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

[71:2]  ³ tn Ps 31:2 adds “quickly” before “deliver.”

[130:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “my voice.”

[130:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “may your ears be attentive to the voice of.”

[86:1]  ⁶ sn Psalm 86. The psalmist appeals to God’s mercy as he asks for deliverance from his enemies.

[86:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “turn your ear.”