Psalms 41:6

41:6 When someone comes to visit, ¹  he pretends to be friendly; ² 

he thinks of ways to defame me, ³ 

and when he leaves he slanders me. ⁴ 

Psalms 142:7

142:7 Free me ⁵  from prison,

that I may give thanks to your name.

Because of me the godly will assemble, ⁶ 

for you will vindicate me. ⁷ 

[41:6]  ¹ tn Heb “to see.”

[41:6]  ² tn Heb “he speaks deceitfully.”

[41:6]  ³ tn Heb “his heart gathers sin to itself.”

[41:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “he goes outside and speaks.”

[142:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “bring out my life.”

[142:7]  ⁶ tn Or “gather around.”

[142:7]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew idiom גָּמַל עַל (gamal ’al) means “to repay,” here in a positive sense.