Psalms 107:30

107:30 The sailors ¹  rejoiced because the waves ²  grew quiet,

and he led them to the harbor ³  they desired.

Psalms 43:2

43:2 For you are the God who shelters me. ⁴ 

Why do you reject me? ⁵ 

Why must I walk around ⁶  mourning ⁷ 

because my enemies oppress me?

[107:30]  ¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the sailors) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[107:30]  ² tn Heb “they”; the referent (the waves) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[107:30]  ³ tn The Hebrew noun occurs only here in the OT.

[43:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “God of my place of refuge,” that is, “God who is my place of refuge.” See Ps 31:4.

[43:2]  ⁵ tn The question is similar to that of Ps 42:9, but זָנַח (zanakh, “reject”) is a stronger verb than שָׁכַח (shakhakh, “forget”).

[43:2]  ⁶ tn The language is similar to that of Ps 42:9, but the Hitpael form of the verb הָלַךְ (halakh; as opposed to the Qal form in 42:9) expresses more forcefully the continuing nature of the psalmist’s distress.

[43:2]  ⁷ sn Walk around mourning. See Ps 38:6 for a similar statement.