38:16 I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me; 1
when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me. 2
38:17 For I am about to stumble,
and I am in constant pain. 3
1 tn Heb “For I said, ‘Lest they rejoice over me.’” The psalmist recalls the motivating argument of his petition. He probably prefaced this statement with a prayer for deliverance (see Pss 7:1-2; 13:3-4; 28:1).
2 tn Heb “they will magnify against me.” See Pss 35:26; 55:13.
3 tn Heb “and my pain [is] before me continually.”