40:15 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”
be humiliated 1 and disgraced! 2
40:16 May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you!
May those who love to experience 3 your deliverance say continually, 4
“May the Lord be praised!” 5
40:17 I am oppressed and needy! 6
May the Lord pay attention to me! 7
You are my helper and my deliverer!
O my God, do not delay!
1 tn The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive in this imprecation.
2 tn Heb “May they be humiliated according to their shame, those who say to me, ‘Aha! Aha!’”
3 tn Heb “those who love,” which stands metonymically for its cause, the experience of being delivered by the
4 tn The three prefixed verbal forms prior to the quotation are understood as jussives. The psalmist balances out his imprecation against his enemies with a prayer of blessing upon the godly.
5 tn The prefixed verbal form is taken as a jussive, “may the
6 sn See Pss 35:10; 37:14.
7 tn The prefixed verbal form may be taken as a jussive of prayer (as in the present translation; cf. NIV) or as an imperfect, “The