78:14 He led them with a cloud by day,
and with the light of a fire all night long.
91:5 You need not fear the terrors of the night, 1
the arrow that flies by day,
119:62 In the middle of the night I arise 2 to thank you
for your just regulations.
136:9 the moon and stars to rule by night,
for his loyal love endures,
139:11 If I were to say, “Certainly the darkness will cover me, 3
and the light will turn to night all around me,” 4
1 tn This probably alludes to a sneak attack by enemies in the darkness of night (see Song 3:8).
1 tn The psalmist uses an imperfect verbal form to emphasize that this is his continuing practice.
1 tn The Hebrew verb שׁוּף (shuf), which means “to crush; to wound,” in Gen 3:15 and Job 9:17, is problematic here. For a discussion of attempts to relate the verb to Arabic roots, see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 251. Many emend the form to יְשׂוּכֵּנִי (yesukkeniy), from the root שׂכך (“to cover,” an alternate form of סכך), a reading assumed in the present translation.
2 tn Heb “and night, light, around me.”