41:8 They say, 1
‘An awful disease 2 overwhelms him, 3
and now that he is bed-ridden he will never recover.’ 4
55:22 Throw your burden 5 upon the Lord,
and he will sustain you. 6
He will never allow the godly to be upended. 7
109:16 For he never bothered to show kindness; 8
he harassed the oppressed and needy,
and killed the disheartened. 9
1 tn The words “they say” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation to make it clear that v. 8 contains a quotation of what the psalmist’s enemies say about him (see v. 7a).
2 tn Heb “thing of worthlessness.” In Ps 101:3 the phrase refers to evil deeds in general, but here it appears to refer more specifically to the illness that plagues the psalmist.
3 tn Heb “is poured out on him.” The passive participle of יָצַק (yatsaq) is used.
4 tn Heb “and he who lies down will not again arise.”
5 tn The Hebrew noun occurs only here.
6 tn The pronoun is singular; the psalmist addresses each member of his audience individually.
7 tn Heb “he will never allow swaying for the righteous.”
8 tn Heb “he did not remember to do loyal love.”
9 tn Heb “and he chased an oppressed and needy man, and one timid of heart to put [him] to death.”