Psalms 78:14

78:14 He led them with a cloud by day,

and with the light of a fire all night long.

Psalms 91:5

91:5 You need not fear the terrors of the night, ¹ 

the arrow that flies by day,

Psalms 119:62

119:62 In the middle of the night I arise ²  to thank you

for your just regulations.

Psalms 136:9

136:9 the moon and stars to rule by night,

for his loyal love endures,

Psalms 139:11

139:11 If I were to say, “Certainly the darkness will cover me, ³ 

and the light will turn to night all around me,” ⁴ 

[91:5]  ¹ tn This probably alludes to a sneak attack by enemies in the darkness of night (see Song 3:8).

[119:62]  ¹ tn The psalmist uses an imperfect verbal form to emphasize that this is his continuing practice.

[139:11]  ¹ tn The Hebrew verb שׁוּף (shuf), which means “to crush; to wound,” in Gen 3:15 and Job 9:17, is problematic here. For a discussion of attempts to relate the verb to Arabic roots, see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 251. Many emend the form to יְשׂוּכֵּנִי (yesukkeniy), from the root שׂכך (“to cover,” an alternate form of סכך), a reading assumed in the present translation.

[139:11]  ² tn Heb “and night, light, around me.”