Psalms 17:6

17:6 I call to you for you will answer me, O God.

Listen to me! ¹ 

Hear what I say! ² 

Psalms 45:10

45:10 Listen, O princess! ³ 

Observe and pay attention! ⁴ 

Forget your homeland ⁵  and your family! ⁶ 

Psalms 86:1

Psalm 86 ⁷ 

A prayer of David.

86:1 Listen ⁸  O Lord! Answer me!

For I am oppressed and needy.

[17:6]  ¹ tn Heb “Turn your ear toward me.”

[17:6]  ² tn Heb “my word.”

[45:10]  ³ tn Heb “daughter.” The Hebrew noun בת (“daughter”) can sometimes refer to a young woman in a general sense (see H. Haag, TDOT 2:334).

[45:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “see and turn your ear.” The verb רָאָה (ra’ah, “see”) is used here of mental observation.

[45:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “your people.” This reference to the “people” of the princess suggests she was a foreigner. Perhaps the marriage was arranged as part of a political alliance between Israel (or Judah) and a neighboring state. The translation “your homeland” reflects such a situation.

[45:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “and the house of your father.”

[86:1]  ⁵ sn Psalm 86. The psalmist appeals to God’s mercy as he asks for deliverance from his enemies.

[86:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “turn your ear.”