Psalms 89:49

89:49 Where are your earlier faithful deeds, ¹  O Lord, ² 

the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David? ³ 

Psalms 143:1

Psalm 143 ⁴ 

A psalm of David.

143:1 O Lord, hear my prayer!

Pay attention to my plea for help!

Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me!

Psalms 143:12

143:12 As a demonstration of your loyal love, ⁵  destroy my enemies!

Annihilate ⁶  all who threaten my life, ⁷ 

for I am your servant.

[89:49]  ¹ sn The Lord’s faithful deeds are also mentioned in Pss 17:7 and 25:6.

[89:49]  ² tc Many medieval Hebrew mss read here יְהוָה (yehvah, “the Lord”).

[89:49]  ³ tn Heb “[which] you swore on oath to David by your faithfulness.”

[143:1]  ⁴ sn Psalm 143. As in the previous psalm, the psalmist laments his persecuted state and asks the Lord to deliver him from his enemies.

[143:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “in [or “by”] your faithfulness.”

[143:12]  ⁶ tn The perfect with vav (ו) consecutive carries on the mood of the preceding imperfect.

[143:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “all the enemies of my life.”