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Psalms 44:10

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44:10 You made us retreat 1  from the enemy.

Those who hate us take whatever they want from us. 2 

Psalms 65:3

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65:3 Our record of sins overwhelms me, 3 

but you forgive 4  our acts of rebellion.

Psalms 78:2

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78:2 I will sing a song that imparts wisdom;

I will make insightful observations about the past. 5 

Psalms 139:19

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139:19 If only 6  you would kill the wicked, O God!

Get away from me, you violent men! 7 

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[44:10]  1 tn Heb “you caused us to turn backward.”

[44:10]  2 tn Heb “plunder for themselves.” The prepositional phrase לָמוֹ (lamo, “for themselves”) here has the nuance “at their will” or “as they please” (see Ps 80:6).

[65:3]  3 tn Heb “the records of sins are too strong for me.”

[65:3]  4 tn Or “make atonement for.”

[78:2]  5 tn Heb “I will open with a wise saying my mouth, I will utter insightful sayings from long ago.” Elsewhere the Hebrew word pair חִידָה+מָשָׁל (mashal + khidah) refers to a taunt song (Hab 2:6), a parable (Ezek 17:2), proverbial sayings (Prov 1:6), and an insightful song that reflects on the mortality of humankind and the ultimate inability of riches to prevent death (Ps 49:4).

[139:19]  7 tn The Hebrew particle אִם (’im, “if”) and following prefixed verbal form here express a wish (see Pss 81:8; 95:7, as well as GKC 321 §109.b).

[139:19]  8 tn Heb “men of bloodshed.”



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