53:3 Everyone rejects God; 1
they are all morally corrupt. 2
None of them does what is right, 3
not even one!
54:7 Surely 4 he rescues me from all trouble, 5
and I triumph over my enemies. 6
86:12 O Lord, my God, I will give you thanks with my whole heart!
I will honor your name continually! 7
1 tn Heb “all of it turns away.” Ps 14:1 has הָכֹּל (hakkol) instead of כֻּלּוֹ, and סָר (sar, “turn aside”) instead of סָג (sag, “turn away”).
2 tn Heb “together they are corrupt.”
3 tn Heb “there is none that does good.”
4 tn Or “for,” indicating a more specific reason why he will praise the
5 tn The perfects in v. 7 are probably rhetorical, indicating the psalmist’s certitude and confidence that God will intervene. The psalmist is so confident of God’s positive response to his prayer, he can describe God’s deliverance and his own vindication as if they were occurring or had already occurred.
6 tn Heb “and on my enemies my eyes look.”
7 tn Or “forever.”