59:4 Though I have done nothing wrong, 1 they are anxious to attack. 2
Spring into action and help me! Take notice of me! 3
For the music director; by David, a psalm, a song.
68:1 God springs into action! 5
His enemies scatter;
his adversaries 6 run from him. 7
1 tn Heb “without sin.”
2 tn Heb “they run and they are determined.”
3 tn Heb “arise to meet me and see.” The Hebrew verb קָרָא (qara’, “to meet; to encounter”) here carries the nuance of “to help.”
4 sn Psalm 68. The psalmist depicts God as a mighty warrior and celebrates the fact that God exerts his power on behalf of his people.
5 tn Or “rises up.” The verb form is an imperfect, not a jussive. The psalmist is describing God’s appearance in battle in a dramatic fashion.
6 tn Heb “those who hate him.”
7 sn The wording of v. 1 echoes the prayer in Num 10:35: “Spring into action,