Psalms 59:16

59:16 As for me, I will sing about your strength;

I will praise your loyal love in the morning.

For you are my refuge ¹ 

and my place of shelter when I face trouble. ² 

Psalms 142:4

142:4 Look to the right and see!

No one cares about me. ³ 

I have nowhere to run; ⁴ 

no one is concerned about my life. ⁵ 

[59:16]  ¹ tn Or “my elevated place” (see Ps 18:2).

[59:16]  ² tn Heb “and my shelter in the day of my distress.”

[142:4]  ³ tn Heb “there is no one who recognizes me.”

[142:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “ a place of refuge perishes from me.”

[142:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “there is no one who seeks for the sake of my life.”