Psalms 68:13

68:13 When ¹  you lie down among the sheepfolds, ² 

the wings of the dove are covered with silver

and with glittering gold. ³ 

Psalms 81:6

81:6 It said: ⁴  “I removed the burden from his shoulder;

his hands were released from holding the basket. ⁵ 

Nahum 3:14

3:14 Draw yourselves water for a siege! ⁶ 

Strengthen your fortifications!

Trample the mud ⁷  and tread the clay!

Make mud bricks to strengthen your walls! ⁸ 

[68:13]  ¹ tn Or “if.”

[68:13]  ² tn The meaning of the Hebrew word translated “sheepfolds” is uncertain. There may be an echo of Judg 5:16 here.

[68:13]  ³ tn Heb “and her pinions with the yellow of gold.”

[81:6]  ⁴ tn The words “It said” are not included in the Hebrew text. They are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[81:6]  ⁵ sn I removed the burden. The Lord speaks metaphorically of how he delivered his people from Egyptian bondage. The reference to a basket/burden probably alludes to the hard labor of the Israelites in Egypt, where they had to carry loads of bricks (see Exod 1:14).

[3:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “waters of siege.”

[3:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “go into the mud.”

[3:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “Take hold of the mud-brick mold!”