Psalms 17:12

17:12 He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits,

like a young lion crouching in hidden places.

Psalms 84:2

84:2 I desperately want to be

in the courts of the Lord’s temple.

My heart and my entire being shout for joy

to the living God.


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.

tn Heb “his likeness [is] like a lion.”

tn Heb “[that] longs to tear.”

tn Heb “sitting.”

tn Heb “my soul longs, it even pines for.”

tn Heb “the courts of the Lord” (see Ps 65:4).

tn Heb “my flesh,” which stands for his whole person and being.