27:10 Even if my father and mother abandoned me, 1
the Lord would take me in. 2
27:11 Teach me how you want me to live; 3
lead me along a level path 4 because of those who wait to ambush me! 5
27:12 Do not turn me over to my enemies, 6
for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me. 7
27:13 Where would I be if I did not believe I would experience
the Lord’s favor in the land of the living? 8
27:14 Rely 9 on the Lord!
Be strong and confident! 10
Rely on the Lord!
1 tn Or “though my father and mother have abandoned me.”
2 tn Heb “gather me in”; or “receive me.”
3 tn Heb “teach me your way.” The
4 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).
5 tn Heb “because of those who watch me [with evil intent].” See also Pss 5:8; 54:5; 56:2.
6 tn Heb “do not give me over to the desire of my enemies.”
7 tn Heb “for they have risen up against me, lying witnesses and a testifier of violence.” The form יָפֵחַ (yafeakh) is traditionally understood as a verb meaning “snort, breathe out”: “for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty” (KJV; cf. BDB 422 s.v.). A better option is to take the form as a noun meaning “a witness” (or “testifier”). See Prov 6:19; 12:17; 14:5, 25; 19:5, 9, and Hab 2:3.
8 tn In the Hebrew text the sentence is incomplete: “If I had not believed [I would] see the goodness of the
9 tn Or “wait.”
10 tn Heb “be strong and let your heart be confident.”