Psalms 22:4

22:4 In you our ancestors ¹  trusted;

they trusted in you ²  and you rescued them.

Psalms 27:10

27:10 Even if my father and mother abandoned me, ³ 

the Lord would take me in. ⁴ 

Psalms 78:3

78:3 What we have heard and learned ⁵  –

that which our ancestors ⁶  have told us –

Psalms 78:57

78:57 They were unfaithful ⁷  and acted as treacherously as ⁸  their ancestors;

they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow. ⁹ 

Psalms 106:6

106:6 We have sinned like ¹⁰  our ancestors; ¹¹ 

we have done wrong, we have done evil.

[22:4]  ¹ tn Heb “fathers.”

[22:4]  ² tn The words “in you” are supplied in the translation. They are understood by ellipsis (see the preceding line).

[27:10]  ³ tn Or “though my father and mother have abandoned me.”

[27:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “gather me in”; or “receive me.”

[78:3]  ⁵ tn Or “known.”

[78:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 5, 8, 12, 57).

[78:57]  ⁷ tn Heb “they turned back.”

[78:57]  ⁸ tn Or “acted treacherously like.”

[78:57]  ⁹ tn Heb “they turned aside like a deceitful bow.”

[106:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “with.”

[106:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 7).