Psalms 32:3

32:3 When I refused to confess my sin, ¹ 

my whole body wasted away, ² 

while I groaned in pain all day long.

Psalms 35:22

35:22 But you take notice, ³  Lord!

O Lord, do not remain far away from me!

Psalms 109:1

Psalm 109 ⁴ 

For the music director, a psalm of David.

109:1 O God whom I praise, do not ignore me! ⁵ 

[32:3]  ¹ tn Heb “when I was silent.”

[32:3]  ² tn Heb “my bones became brittle.” The psalmist pictures himself as aging and growing physically weak. Trying to cover up his sin brought severe physical consequences.

[35:22]  ³ tn Heb “you see, O Lord.” There is a deliberate play on words. In v. 21 the enemies say, “our eye sees,” but the psalmist is confident that the Lord “sees” as well, so he appeals to him for help (see also v. 17).

[109:1]  ⁵ sn Psalm 109. Appealing to God’s justice, the psalmist asks God to vindicate him and to bring severe judgment down upon his enemies.

[109:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “do not be deaf.”