Psalms 95:2

95:2 Let’s enter his presence ¹  with thanksgiving!

Let’s shout out to him in celebration! ² 

Psalms 119:147-148

119:147 I am up before dawn crying for help.

I find hope in your word.

119:148 My eyes anticipate the nighttime hours,

so that I can meditate on your word.

Psalms 18:5

18:5 The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, ³ 

the snares of death trapped me. ⁴ 

Psalms 18:18

18:18 They confronted ⁵  me in my day of calamity,

but the Lord helped me. ⁶ 

Psalms 59:10

59:10 The God who loves me will help me; ⁷ 

God will enable me to triumph over ⁸  my enemies. ⁹ 

Psalms 68:25

68:25 Singers walk in front;

musicians follow playing their stringed instruments, ¹⁰ 

in the midst of young women playing tambourines. ¹¹ 

Psalms 88:13

88:13 As for me, I cry out to you, O Lord;

in the morning my prayer confronts you.

Psalms 17:13

17:13 Rise up, Lord!

Confront him! ¹²  Knock him down! ¹³ 

Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man! ¹⁴ 

Psalms 21:3

21:3 For you bring him ¹⁵  rich ¹⁶  blessings; ¹⁷ 

you place a golden crown on his head.

Psalms 79:8

79:8 Do not hold us accountable for the sins of earlier generations! ¹⁸ 

Quickly send your compassion our way, ¹⁹ 

for we are in serious trouble! ²⁰ 

Psalms 89:14

89:14 Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne. ²¹ 

Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule. ²² 

[95:2]  ¹ tn Heb “meet his face.”

[95:2]  ² tn Heb “with songs of joy.”

[18:5]  ³ tn Heb “surrounded me.”

[18:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “confronted me.”

[18:18]  ⁵ tn The same verb is translated “trapped” in v. 5. In this poetic narrative context the prefixed verbal form is best understood as a preterite indicating past tense, not imperfect.

[18:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “became my support.”

[59:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “the God of my [Qere (marginal reading); the Kethib (consonantal text) has “his”] loyal love will meet me.”

[59:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “will cause me to look upon.”

[59:10]  ⁹ tn Heb “those who watch me [with evil intent].” See also Pss 5:8; 27:11; 54:5; 56:2.

[68:25]  ⁹ tn Heb “after [are] the stringed instrument players.”

[68:25]  ¹⁰ sn To celebrate a military victory, women would play tambourines (see Exod 15:20; Judg 11:34; 1 Sam 18:6).

[17:13]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Be in front of his face.”

[17:13]  ¹² tn Or “bring him to his knees.”

[17:13]  ¹³ tn Heb “rescue my life from the wicked [one] [by] your sword.”

[21:3]  ¹³ tn Or “meet him [with].”

[21:3]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “good.”

[21:3]  ¹⁵ sn You bring him rich blessings. The following context indicates that God’s “blessings” include deliverance/protection, vindication, sustained life, and a long, stable reign (see also Pss 3:8; 24:5).

[79:8]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “do not remember against us sins, former.” Some understand “former” as an attributive adjective modifying sins, “former [i.e., chronologically prior] sins” (see BDB 911 s.v. רִאשׁוֹן). The present translation assumes that ראשׁנים (“former”) here refers to those who lived formerly, that is, the people’s ancestors (see Lam 5:7). The word is used in this way in Lev 26:45; Deut 19:14 and Eccl 1:11.

[79:8]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “may your compassion quickly confront us.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive, indicating a tone of prayer.

[79:8]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “for we are very low.”

[89:14]  ¹⁷ sn The Lord’s throne symbolizes his kingship.

[89:14]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “are in front of your face.” The idiom can mean “confront” (Ps 17:13) or “meet, enter the presence of” (Ps 95:2).