31:13 For I hear what so many are saying, 1
the terrifying news that comes from every direction. 2
When they plot together against me,
they figure out how they can take my life.
39:12 Hear my prayer, O Lord!
Listen to my cry for help!
Do not ignore my sobbing! 3
For I am dependent on you, like one residing outside his native land;
I am at your mercy, just as all my ancestors were. 4
The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the Lord.
102:1 O Lord, hear my prayer!
Pay attention to my cry for help! 6
1 tn Heb “the report of many.”
2 tn Heb “the terror from all around.”
3 tn Heb “do not be deaf to my tears.”
4 tn Heb “For a resident alien [am] I with you, a sojourner like all my fathers.”
sn Resident aliens were dependent on the mercy and goodwill of others. The Lord was concerned that resident aliens be treated properly. See Deut 24:17-22, Ps 146:9.
5 sn Psalm 102. The psalmist laments his oppressed state, but longs for a day when the Lord will restore Jerusalem and vindicate his suffering people.
6 tn Heb “and may my cry for help come to you.”