Mazmur 27:11

27:11 Teach me how you want me to live; ¹ 

lead me along a level path ²  because of those who wait to ambush me! ³ 

Mazmur 54:5

54:5 May those who wait to ambush me ⁴  be repaid for their evil! ⁵ 

As a demonstration of your faithfulness, ⁶  destroy them!

Mazmur 59:10

59:10 The God who loves me will help me; ⁷ 

God will enable me to triumph over ⁸  my enemies. ⁹ 

Mazmur 59:2

59:2 Deliver me from evildoers! ¹⁰ 

Rescue me from violent men! ¹¹ 

1 Samuel 12:14

12:14 If you fear the Lord, serving him and obeying him ¹²  and not rebelling against what he says, ¹³  and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the Lord your God, all will be well. ¹⁴ 

[27:11]  ¹ tn Heb “teach me your way.” The Lord’s “way” refers here to the moral principles which he expects the psalmist to follow. See Ps 25:4.

[27:11]  ² sn The level path refers to God’s moral principles (see the parallel line), which, if followed, will keep the psalmist blameless before his accusers (see v. 12).

[27:11]  ³ tn Heb “because of those who watch me [with evil intent].” See also Pss 5:8; 54:5; 56:2.

[54:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “to those who watch me [with evil intent].” See also Pss 5:8; 27:11; 56:2.

[54:5]  ⁵ tn The Kethib (consonantal text) reads a Qal imperfect, “the evil will return,” while the Qere (marginal reading) has a Hiphil imperfect, “he will repay.” The parallel line has an imperative (indicating a prayer/request), so it is best to read a jussive form יָשֹׁב (yashov, “let it [the evil] return”) here.

[54:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “in [or “by”] your faithfulness.”

[59:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “the God of my [Qere (marginal reading); the Kethib (consonantal text) has “his”] loyal love will meet me.”

[59:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “will cause me to look upon.”

[59:10]  ⁹ tn Heb “those who watch me [with evil intent].” See also Pss 5:8; 27:11; 54:5; 56:2.

[59:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “from the workers of wickedness.”

[59:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “from men of bloodshed.”

[12:14]  ¹² tn Heb “and you listen to his voice.”

[12:14]  ¹³ tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord.” So also in v. 15.

[12:14]  ¹⁴ tn The words “all will be well” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.