Psalms 35:4

35:4 May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated!

May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed! ¹ 

Psalms 78:26

78:26 He brought the east wind through the sky,

and by his strength led forth the south wind.

Psalms 85:1

Psalm 85 ² 

For the music director; written by the Korahites, a psalm.

85:1 O Lord, you showed favor to your land;

you restored the well-being of Jacob. ³ 

Psalms 107:28

107:28 They cried out to the Lord in their distress;

he delivered them from their troubles.

Psalms 107:30

107:30 The sailors ⁴  rejoiced because the waves ⁵  grew quiet,

and he led them to the harbor ⁶  they desired.

[35:4]  ¹ tn The four prefixed verbal forms in this verse are understood as jussives. The psalmist is calling judgment down on his enemies. See also the distinct jussive form in v. 6.

[85:1]  ² sn Psalm 85. God’s people recall how he forgave their sins in the past, pray that he might now restore them to his favor, and anticipate renewed blessings.

[85:1]  ³ tn Heb “you turned with a turning [toward] Jacob.” The Hebrew term שְׁבוּת (shÿvut) is apparently a cognate accusative of שׁוּב (shuv). See Pss 14:7; 53:6.

[107:30]  ³ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the sailors) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[107:30]  ⁴ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the waves) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[107:30]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew noun occurs only here in the OT.