17:12 He 1 is like a lion 2 that wants to tear its prey to bits, 3
like a young lion crouching 4 in hidden places.
35:17 O Lord, how long are you going to just stand there and watch this? 5
Rescue 6 me 7 from their destructive attacks;
guard my life 8 from the young lions!
37:25 I was once young, now I am old.
I have never seen a godly man abandoned,
or his children 9 forced to search for food. 10
78:31 when the anger of God flared up against them.
He killed some of the strongest of them;
he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.
89:19 Then you 11 spoke through a vision to your faithful followers 12 and said:
“I have energized a warrior; 13
I have raised up a young man 14 from the people.
1 tn Here the psalmist switches to the singular pronoun; he views his enemies collectively, or singles out a representative of the group, perhaps its leader.
2 tn Heb “his likeness [is] like a lion.”
3 tn Heb “[that] longs to tear.”
4 tn Heb “sitting.”
5 tn Heb “O Lord, how long will you see?”
6 tn Heb “bring back, restore.”
7 tn Or “my life.”
8 tn Heb “my only one.” The psalmist may mean that his life is precious, or that he feels isolated and alone (see Ps 22:20). The verb “guard” is supplied in the translation, because the verb “rescue” is understood by ellipsis (see the previous line).
9 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
10 tn Heb “or his offspring searching for food.” The expression “search for food” also appears in Lam 1:11, where Jerusalem’s refugees are forced to search for food and to trade their valuable possessions for something to eat.
11 tn The pronoun “you” refers to the
12 tc Many medieval
13 tn Heb “I have placed help upon a warrior.”
14 tn Or perhaps “a chosen one.”