Psalms 17:12

17:12 He ¹  is like a lion ²  that wants to tear its prey to bits, ³ 

like a young lion crouching ⁴  in hidden places.

Psalms 84:2

84:2 I desperately want to be ⁵ 

in the courts of the Lord’s temple. ⁶ 

My heart and my entire being ⁷  shout for joy

to the living God.

[17:12]  ¹ tn Here the psalmist switches to the singular pronoun; he views his enemies collectively, or singles out a representative of the group, perhaps its leader.

[17:12]  ² tn Heb “his likeness [is] like a lion.”

[17:12]  ³ tn Heb “[that] longs to tear.”

[17:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “sitting.”

[84:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “my soul longs, it even pines for.”

[84:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “the courts of the Lord” (see Ps 65:4).

[84:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “my flesh,” which stands for his whole person and being.