² tn Or “Draw near.”

² tn Or perhaps “draw.”

¹ tn Heb “draw near to me.”

¹ tn Heb “draw out to full length.”

¹ tn Heb “all you who draw the bow.”

¹ tn Heb “they draw near to arrive.”

¹ tn Heb “draw near and go up.”

¹ tn Grk “or come here to draw.”

² tn Heb “did not draw his sword for he was afraid.”

² tn Heb “draw out spear and lance to meet.”

³ tn Heb “draw near” (so NASB); NRSV “hasten to fulfillment.”

² tn Heb “draw near to me so I can dwell.”

² tn Heb “draw out the breast and suckle their young.”

¹ tn Heb “draw out and take.” The verb has in view the need “to draw out” a lamb or goat selected from among the rest of the flock.

³ tn Heb, “does not draw near to.” “Draw near” is a euphemism for sexual intercourse (Lev 18:14; Deut 22:14; Isa 8:3).

³ tn Heb “draw near to.” The present translation assumes that the expression “draw near to” refers to seeking God’s will (see 1 Sam 14:36).

³ tn Or “deployed.” The verb normally means “to lead” or “to draw.”

² tn Heb “he will redeem in peace my life from [those who] draw near to me.”

¹ tn Heb “O Master, Lord of hosts.” Both titles draw attention to God’s sovereign position.

² tn Heb “Because these people draw near to me with their mouth.”