Psalms 73:28

73:28 But as for me, God’s presence is all I need. ¹ 

I have made the sovereign Lord my shelter,

as ²  I declare all the things you have done.

Psalms 141:4

141:4 Do not let me have evil desires, ³ 

or participate in sinful activities

with men who behave wickedly. ⁴ 

I will not eat their delicacies. ⁵ 

[73:28]  ¹ tn Heb “but as for me, the nearness of God for me [is] good.”

[73:28]  ² tn The infinitive construct with -לְ (lÿ) is understood here as indicating an attendant circumstance. Another option is to take it as indicating purpose (“so that I might declare”) or result (“with the result that I declare”).

[141:4]  ³ tn Heb “do not turn my heart toward an evil thing.”

[141:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “to act sinfully in practices in wickedness with men, doers of evil.”

[141:4]  ⁵ sn Their delicacies. This probably refers to the enjoyment that a sinful lifestyle appears to offer.