Psalms 116:9

116:9 I will serve ¹  the Lord

in the land ²  of the living.

Psalms 43:2

43:2 For you are the God who shelters me. ³ 

Why do you reject me? ⁴ 

Why must I walk around ⁵  mourning ⁶ 

because my enemies oppress me?

Psalms 101:2

101:2 I will walk in ⁷  the way of integrity.

When will you come to me?

I will conduct my business with integrity in the midst of my palace. ⁸ 

[116:9]  ¹ tn Heb “walk before” (see Ps 56:13). On the meaning of the Hebrew idiom, see the notes at 2 Kgs 20:3/Isa 38:3.

[116:9]  ² tn Heb “lands, regions.”

[43:2]  ³ tn Heb “God of my place of refuge,” that is, “God who is my place of refuge.” See Ps 31:4.

[43:2]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ sn Walk around mourning. See Ps 38:6 for a similar statement.

[101:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “take notice of.”

[101:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “I will walk about in the integrity of my heart in the midst of my house.”