Psalms 18:40-41

18:40 You make my enemies retreat; ¹ 

I destroy those who hate me. ² 

18:41 They cry out, but there is no one to help them; ³ 

they cry out to the Lord, ⁴  but he does not answer them.

Psalms 9:13

9:13 when they prayed: ⁵ 

“Have mercy on me, ⁶  Lord!

See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, ⁷ 

O one who can snatch me away ⁸  from the gates of death!

Psalms 25:19

25:19 Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me;

they hate me and want to harm me. ⁹ 

Psalms 69:4-14

69:4 Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head.

Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, ¹⁰  outnumber me. ¹¹ 

They make me repay what I did not steal! ¹² 

69:5 O God, you are aware of my foolish sins; ¹³ 

my guilt is not hidden from you. ¹⁴ 

69:6 Let none who rely on you be disgraced because of me,

O sovereign Lord and king! ¹⁵ 

Let none who seek you be ashamed because of me,

O God of Israel!

69:7 For I suffer ¹⁶  humiliation for your sake ¹⁷ 

and am thoroughly disgraced. ¹⁸ 

69:8 My own brothers treat me like a stranger;

they act as if I were a foreigner. ¹⁹ 

69:9 Certainly ²⁰  zeal for ²¹  your house ²²  consumes me;

I endure the insults of those who insult you. ²³ 

69:10 I weep and refrain from eating food, ²⁴ 

which causes others to insult me. ²⁵ 

69:11 I wear sackcloth

and they ridicule me. ²⁶ 

69:12 Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me;

drunkards mock me in their songs. ²⁷ 

69:13 O Lord, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! ²⁸ 

O God, because of your great loyal love,

answer me with your faithful deliverance! ²⁹ 

69:14 Rescue me from the mud! Don’t let me sink!

Deliver me ³⁰  from those who hate me,

from the deep water!

Psalms 118:7

118:7 The Lord is on my side ³¹  as my helper. ³² 

I look in triumph on those who hate me.

Job 16:9

16:9 His ³³  anger has torn me ³⁴  and persecuted ³⁵  me;

he has gnashed at me with his teeth;

my adversary locks ³⁶  his eyes on me.

Luke 19:14

19:14 But his citizens ³⁷  hated ³⁸  him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man ³⁹  to be king ⁴⁰  over us!’

[18:40]  ¹ tn Heb “and [as for] my enemies, you give to me [the] back [or “neck”].” The idiom “give [the] back” means “to cause [one] to turn the back and run away.” Cf. Exod 23:27.

[18:40]  ² sn Those who hate me. See v. 17, where it is the Lord who delivered the psalmist from those who hated him.

[18:41]  ³ tn Heb “but there is no deliverer.”

[18:41]  ⁴ tn Heb “to the Lord.” The words “they cry out” are supplied in the translation because they are understood by ellipsis (see the preceding line).

[9:13]  ⁵ tn The words “when they prayed,” though not represented in the Hebrew text, are supplied in the translation for clarification. The petition in vv. 13-14 is best understood as the cry for help which the oppressed offered to God when the nations threatened. The Lord answered this request, prompting the present song of thanksgiving.

[9:13]  ⁶ tn Or “show me favor.”

[9:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “see my misery from the ones who hate me.”

[9:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “one who lifts me up.”

[25:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “see my enemies for they are numerous, and [with] violent hatred they hate me.”

[69:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “[with] a lie.” The Hebrew noun שֶׁקֶר (sheqer, “lie”) is used here as an adverb, “falsely, wrongfully” (see Pss 35:19; 38:19).

[69:4]  ¹¹ tn The Hebrew verb עָצַם (’atsam) can sometimes mean “are strong,” but here it probably focuses on numerical superiority; note the parallel verb רָבַב (ravav, “be many”).

[69:4]  ¹² tn Heb “that which I did not steal, then I restore.” Apparently אָז (’az, “then”) is used here to emphasize the verb that follows.

[69:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “you know my foolishness.”

[69:5]  ¹⁴ sn The psalmist is the first to admit that he is not perfect. But even so, he is innocent of the allegations which his enemies bring against him (v. 5b). God, who is aware of his foolish sins and guilt, can testify to the truth of his claim.

[69:6]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “O Master, Lord of hosts.” Both titles draw attention to God’s sovereign position.

[69:7]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “carry, bear.”

[69:7]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “on account of you.”

[69:7]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and shame covers my face.”

[69:8]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and I am estranged to my brothers, and a foreigner to the sons of my mother.”

[69:9]  ²⁰ tn Or “for.” This verse explains that the psalmist’s suffering is due to his allegiance to God.

[69:9]  ²¹ tn Or “devotion to.”

[69:9]  ²² sn God’s house, the temple, here represents by metonymy God himself.

[69:9]  ²³ tn Heb “the insults of those who insult you fall upon me.”

[69:10]  ²⁴ sn Fasting was a practice of mourners. By refraining from normal activities such as eating food, the mourner demonstrated the sincerity of his sorrow.

[69:10]  ²⁵ tn Heb “and it becomes insults to me.”

[69:11]  ²⁶ tn Heb “and I am an object of ridicule to them.”

[69:12]  ²⁷ tn Heb “the mocking songs of the drinkers of beer.”

[69:13]  ²⁸ tn Heb “as for me, [may] my prayer be to you, O Lord, [in] a time of favor.”

[69:13]  ²⁹ tn Heb “O God, in the abundance of your loyal love, answer me in the faithfulness of your deliverance.”

[69:14]  ³⁰ tn Heb “let me be delivered.”

[118:7]  ³¹ tn Heb “for me.”

[118:7]  ³² tn Heb “among my helpers.” The preposition may indicate identity here, while the plural may be one of majesty or respect.

[16:9]  ³³ tn The referent of these pronouns in v. 9 (“his anger…he has gnashed…his teeth…his eyes”) is best taken as God.

[16:9]  ³⁴ sn The figure used now is that of a wild beast. God’s affliction of Job is compared to the attack of such an animal. Cf. Amos 1:11.

[16:9]  ³⁵ tn The verb שָׂטַם (satam) is translated “hate” in the RSV, but this is not accepted by very many. Many emend it to שָׁמט (shamat), reading “and he dropped me” (from his mouth). But that suggests escape. D. J. A. Clines notes that usage shows it reflects ongoing hatred represented by an action such as persecution or attack (Job [WBC], 370).

[16:9]  ³⁶ tn The verb is used of sharpening a sword in Ps 7:12; here it means “to look intently” as an animal looks for prey. The verse describes God’s relentless pursuit of Job.

[19:14]  ³⁷ tn Or “subjects.” Technically these people were not his subjects yet, but would be upon his return. They were citizens of his country who opposed his appointment as their king; later the newly-appointed king will refer to them as his “enemies” (v. 27).

[19:14]  ³⁸ tn The imperfect is intense in this context, suggesting an ongoing attitude.

[19:14]  ³⁹ tn Grk “this one” (somewhat derogatory in this context).

[19:14]  ⁴⁰ tn Or “to rule.”