37:22 Surely 1 those favored by the Lord 2 will possess the land,
but those rejected 3 by him will be wiped out. 4
38:19 But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; 5
those who hate me without cause outnumber me. 6
107:2 Let those delivered by the Lord speak out, 7
those whom he delivered 8 from the power 9 of the enemy,
120:2 I said, 10 “O Lord, rescue me 11
from those who lie with their lips 12
and those who deceive with their tongue. 13
1 tn The particle כִּי is best understood as asseverative or emphatic here.
2 tn Heb “those blessed by him.” The pronoun “him” must refer to the Lord (see vv. 20, 23), so the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “cursed.”
4 tn Or “cut off”; or “removed” (see v. 9).
5 tn Heb “and my enemies, life, are many.” The noun חַיִּים (khayyim, “life”) fits very awkwardly here. The translation assumes an emendation to חִנָּם (khinam, “without reason”; note the parallelism with שֶׁקֶר [sheqer, “falsely”] and see Pss 35:19; 69:4; Lam 3:52). The verb עָצַם (’atsam) can sometimes mean “are strong,” but here it probably focuses on numerical superiority (note the parallel verb רָבַב, ravav, “be many”).
6 tn Heb “are many.”
7 tn Or “let the redeemed of the
8 tn Or “redeemed.”
9 tn Heb “hand.”
10 tn The words “I said” are supplied in the translation for clarification. See the introductory note for this psalm.
11 tn Or “my life.”
12 tn Heb “from a lip of falsehood.”
13 tn Heb “from a tongue of deception.”