17:12 He 1 is like a lion 2 that wants to tear its prey to bits, 3
like a young lion crouching 4 in hidden places.
84:2 I desperately want to be 5
in the courts of the Lord’s temple. 6
My heart and my entire being 7 shout for joy
to the living God.
1 tn Here the psalmist switches to the singular pronoun; he views his enemies collectively, or singles out a representative of the group, perhaps its leader.
2 tn Heb “his likeness [is] like a lion.”
3 tn Heb “[that] longs to tear.”
4 tn Heb “sitting.”
5 tn Heb “my soul longs, it even pines for.”
6 tn Heb “the courts of the
7 tn Heb “my flesh,” which stands for his whole person and being.