10:11 He says to himself, 1
“God overlooks it;
he does not pay attention;
he never notices.” 2
17:13 Rise up, Lord!
Confront him! 3 Knock him down! 4
Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man! 5
For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm, a song.
67:1 May God show us his favor 7 and bless us! 8
May he smile on us! 9 (Selah)
1 tn Heb “he says in his heart.” See v. 6.
2 tn Heb “God forgets, he hides his face, he never sees.”
3 tn Heb “Be in front of his face.”
4 tn Or “bring him to his knees.”
5 tn Heb “rescue my life from the wicked [one] [by] your sword.”
5 sn Psalm 67. The psalmist prays for God’s blessing upon his people and urges the nations to praise him for he is the just ruler of the world.
6 tn Or “have mercy on us.”
7 tn The prefixed verbal forms are understood as jussives expressing the psalmist’s prayer. Note the jussive form יָאֵר (ya’er) in the next line.
8 tn Heb “may he cause his face to shine with us.”