Psalms 78:61

78:61 He allowed the symbol of his strong presence to be captured; ¹ 

he gave the symbol of his splendor ²  into the hand of the enemy. ³ 

Psalms 119:143

119:143 Distress and hardship confront ⁴  me,

yet I find delight in your commands.

Psalms 44:10

44:10 You made us retreat ⁵  from the enemy.

Those who hate us take whatever they want from us. ⁶ 

Psalms 45:12

45:12 Rich people from Tyre ⁷ 

will seek your favor by bringing a gift. ⁸ 

Psalms 107:2

107:2 Let those delivered by the Lord speak out, ⁹ 

those whom he delivered ¹⁰  from the power ¹¹  of the enemy,

Psalms 31:9

31:9 Have mercy on me, for I am in distress!

My eyes grow dim ¹²  from suffering. ¹³ 

I have lost my strength. ¹⁴ 

Psalms 69:17

69:17 Do not ignore ¹⁵  your servant,

for I am in trouble! Answer me right away! ¹⁶ 

Psalms 74:10

74:10 How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults?

Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?

Psalms 78:42

78:42 They did not remember what he had done, ¹⁷ 

how he delivered them from the enemy, ¹⁸ 

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 ¹⁹ 

and my place of shelter when I face trouble. ²⁰ 

Psalms 102:2

102:2 Do not ignore me in my time of trouble! ²¹ 

Listen to me! ²² 

When I call out to you, quickly answer me!

[78:61]  ¹ tn Heb “and he gave to captivity his strength.” The expression “his strength” refers metonymically to the ark of the covenant, which was housed in the tabernacle at Shiloh.

[78:61]  ² tn Heb “and his splendor into the hand of an enemy.” The expression “his splendor” also refers metonymically to the ark of the covenant.

[78:61]  ³ sn Verses 60-61 refer to the Philistines’ capture of the ark in the days of Eli (1 Sam 4:1-11).

[119:143]  ⁴ tn Heb “find.”

[44:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “you caused us to turn backward.”

[44:10]  ⁸ 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).

[45:12]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[45:12]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and a daughter of Tyre with a gift, your face they will appease, the rich of people.” The phrase “daughter of Tyre” occurs only here in the OT. It could be understood as addressed to the bride, indicating she was a Phoenician (cf. NEB). However, often in the OT the word “daughter,” when collocated with the name of a city or country, is used to personify the referent (see, for example, “Daughter Zion” in Ps 9:14, and “Daughter Babylon” in Ps 137:8). If that is the case here, then “Daughter Tyre” identifies the city-state of Tyre as the place from which the rich people come (cf. NRSV). The idiom “appease the face” refers to seeking one’s favor (see Exod 32:11; 1 Sam 13:12; 1 Kgs 13:6; 2 Kgs 13:4; 2 Chr 33:12; Job 11:19; Ps 119:58; Prov 19:6; Jer 26:19; Dan 9:13; Zech 7:2; 8:21-22; Mal 1:9).

[107:2]  ¹³ tn Or “let the redeemed of the Lord say [so].”

[107:2]  ¹⁴ tn Or “redeemed.”

[107:2]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “hand.”

[31:9]  ¹⁶ tn Or perhaps, “are swollen.”

[31:9]  ¹⁷ tn Cf. Ps 6:7, which has a similar line.

[31:9]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “my breath and my stomach [grow weak].” Apparently the verb in the previous line (“grow dim, be weakened”) is to be understood here. The Hebrew term נפשׁ can mean “life,” or, more specifically, “throat, breath.” The psalmist seems to be lamenting that his breathing is impaired because of the physical and emotional suffering he is forced to endure.

[69:17]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “do not hide your face from.” The Hebrew idiom “hide the face” can (1) mean “ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or (2) carry the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 30:7; 88:14).

[69:17]  ²⁰ tn Or “quickly.”

[78:42]  ²² tn Heb “his hand,” symbolizing his saving activity and strength, as the next line makes clear.

[78:42]  ²³ tn Heb “[the] day [in] which he ransomed them from [the] enemy.”

[59:16]  ²⁵ tn Or “my elevated place” (see Ps 18:2).

[59:16]  ²⁶ tn Heb “and my shelter in the day of my distress.”

[102:2]  ²⁸ tn Heb “do not hide your face from me in the day of my trouble.” The idiom “to hide the face” can mean “to ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or carry the stronger idea of “to reject” (see Pss 29:7; 30:7; 88:14).

[102:2]  ²⁹ tn Heb “turn toward me your ear.”