Psalms 76:2

76:2 He lives in Salem; ¹ 

he dwells in Zion. ² 

Psalms 10:9

10:9 He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; ³ 

he lies in ambush, waiting to catch ⁴  the oppressed;

he catches the oppressed ⁵  by pulling in his net. ⁶ 

Psalms 27:5

27:5 He will surely ⁷  give me shelter ⁸  in the day of danger; ⁹ 

he will hide me in his home; ¹⁰ 

he will place me ¹¹  on an inaccessible rocky summit. ¹² 

[76:2]  ¹ sn Salem is a shorter name for Jerusalem (see Gen 14:18).

[76:2]  ² tn Heb “and his place of refuge is in Salem, and his lair in Zion.” God may be likened here to a lion (see v. 4).

[10:9]  ³ tn Or “in its den.”

[10:9]  ⁴ tn The verb, which also appears in the next line, occurs only here and in Judg 21:21.

[10:9]  ⁵ tn The singular form is collective (see v. 10) or refers to the typical or representative oppressed individual.

[10:9]  ⁶ tn Or “when he [i.e., the wicked man] pulls in his net.”

[27:5]  ⁵ tn Or “for he will.” The translation assumes the כִּי (ki) is asseverative here, rather than causal.

[27:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “he will hide me in his hut.”

[27:5]  ⁷ tn Or “trouble.”

[27:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “tent.”

[27:5]  ⁹ tn The three imperfect verb forms in v. 5 anticipate a positive response to the prayer offered in vv. 7-12.

[27:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “on a rocky summit he lifts me up.” The Lord places the psalmist in an inaccessible place where his enemies cannot reach him. See Ps 18:2.