Psalms 44:10

44:10 You made us retreat from the enemy.

Those who hate us take whatever they want from us.

Psalms 65:3

65:3 Our record of sins overwhelms me,

but you forgive our acts of rebellion.

Psalms 78:2

78:2 I will sing a song that imparts wisdom;

I will make insightful observations about the past.

Psalms 139:19

139:19 If only you would kill the wicked, O God!

Get away from me, you violent men!


tn Heb “you caused us to turn backward.”

tn Heb “plunder for themselves.” The prepositional phrase לָמוֹ (lamo, “for themselves”) here has the nuance “at their will” or “as they please” (see Ps 80:6).

tn Heb “the records of sins are too strong for me.”

tn Or “make atonement for.”

tn Heb “I will open with a wise saying my mouth, I will utter insightful sayings from long ago.” Elsewhere the Hebrew word pair חִידָה+מָשָׁל (mashal + khidah) refers to a taunt song (Hab 2:6), a parable (Ezek 17:2), proverbial sayings (Prov 1:6), and an insightful song that reflects on the mortality of humankind and the ultimate inability of riches to prevent death (Ps 49:4).

tn The Hebrew particle אִם (’im, “if”) and following prefixed verbal form here express a wish (see Pss 81:8; 95:7, as well as GKC 321 §109.b).

tn Heb “men of bloodshed.”