22:14 My strength drains away like water; 2
all my bones are dislocated;
my heart 3 is like wax;
it melts away inside me.
13:7 For this reason all hands hang limp, 4
every human heart loses its courage. 5
13:8 They panic –
cramps and pain seize hold of them
like those of a woman who is straining to give birth.
They look at one another in astonishment;
their faces are flushed red. 6
1 tn Heb “And we heard and our heart[s] melted and there remained no longer breath in a man because of you.”
2 tn Heb “like water I am poured out.”
3 sn The heart is viewed here as the seat of the psalmist’s strength and courage.
4 tn Heb “drop”; KJV “be faint”; ASV “be feeble”; NAB “fall helpless.”
5 tn Heb “melts” (so NAB).
6 tn Heb “their faces are faces of flames.” Their faces are flushed with fear and embarrassment.