Psalms 16:8

16:8 I constantly trust in the Lord; ¹ 

because he is at my right hand, I will not be upended.

Psalms 38:17

38:17 For I am about to stumble,

and I am in constant pain. ² 

Psalms 50:8

50:8 I am not condemning ³  you because of your sacrifices,

or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me. ⁴ 

Psalms 51:3

51:3 For I am aware of ⁵  my rebellious acts;

I am forever conscious of my sin. ⁶ 

Psalms 69:23

69:23 May their eyes be blinded! ⁷ 

Make them shake violently! ⁸ 

Psalms 71:14

71:14 As for me, I will wait continually,

and will continue to praise you. ⁹ 

Psalms 74:23

74:23 Do not disregard ¹⁰  what your enemies say, ¹¹ 

or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you. ¹² 

Psalms 109:15

109:15 May the Lord be constantly aware of them, ¹³ 

and cut off the memory of his children ¹⁴  from the earth!

Psalms 109:19

109:19 May a curse attach itself to him, like a garment one puts on, ¹⁵ 

or a belt ¹⁶  one wears continually!

[16:8]  ¹ tn Heb “I set the Lord before me continually.” This may mean that the psalmist is aware of the Lord’s presence and sensitive to his moral guidance (see v. 7), or that he trusts in the Lord’s protection (see the following line).

[38:17]  ² tn Heb “and my pain [is] before me continually.”

[50:8]  ³ tn Or “rebuking.”

[50:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “and your burnt sacrifices before me continually.”

[51:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “know.”

[51:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “and my sin [is] in front of me continually.”

[69:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “may their eyes be darkened from seeing.”

[69:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “make their hips shake continually.”

[71:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “and I add to all your praise.”

[74:23]  ⁷ tn Or “forget.”

[74:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “the voice of your enemies.”

[74:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “the roar of those who rise up against you, which ascends continually.”

[109:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “may they [that is, the sins mentioned in v. 14] be before the Lord continually.”

[109:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “their memory.” The plural pronominal suffix probably refers back to the children mentioned in v. 13, and for clarity this has been specified in the translation.

[109:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “may it be for him like a garment one puts on.”

[109:19]  ¹⁰ tn The Hebrew noun מֵזַח (mezakh, “belt; waistband”) occurs only here in the OT. The form apparently occurs in Isa 23:10 as well, but an emendation is necessary there.