Psalms 25:7

25:7 Do not hold against me ¹  the sins of my youth ²  or my rebellious acts!

Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor, O Lord! ³ 

Psalms 43:3

43:3 Reveal ⁴  your light ⁵  and your faithfulness!

They will lead me, ⁶ 

they will escort ⁷  me back to your holy hill, ⁸ 

and to the place where you live. ⁹ 

Psalms 68:2

68:2 As smoke is driven away by the wind, so you drive them away. ¹⁰ 

As wax melts before fire,

so the wicked are destroyed before God.

[25:7]  ¹ tn Heb “do not remember,” with the intention of punishing.

[25:7]  ² sn That is, the sins characteristic of youths, who lack moral discretion and wisdom.

[25:7]  ³ tn Heb “according to your faithfulness, remember me, you, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord.”

[43:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “send.”

[43:3]  ⁵ sn God’s deliverance is compared here to a light which will lead the psalmist back home to the Lord’s temple. Divine deliverance will in turn demonstrate the Lord’s faithfulness to his people.

[43:3]  ⁶ tn Or “may they lead me.” The prefixed verbal forms here and in the next line may be taken as jussives.

[43:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “bring.”

[43:3]  ⁸ sn In this context the Lord’s holy hill is Zion/Jerusalem. See Isa 66:20; Joel 2:1; 3:17; Zech 8:3; Pss 2:6; 15:1; 48:1; 87:1; Dan 9:16.

[43:3]  ⁹ tn Or “to your dwelling place[s].” The plural form of the noun may indicate degree or quality; this is the Lord’s special dwelling place (see Pss 46:4; 84:1; 132:5, 7).

[68:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “as smoke is scattered, you scatter [them].”