6:7 My eyes 1 grow dim 2 from suffering;
they grow weak 3 because of all my enemies. 4
69:29 I am oppressed and suffering!
O God, deliver and protect me! 5
82:3 Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! 6
Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!
107:12 So he used suffering to humble them; 7
they stumbled and no one helped them up.
119:107 I am suffering terribly.
O Lord, revive me with your word! 8
1 tn The Hebrew text has the singular “eye” here.
2 tn Or perhaps, “are swollen.”
3 tn Or perhaps, “grow old.”
4 sn In his weakened condition the psalmist is vulnerable to the taunts and threats of his enemies.
5 tn Heb “your deliverance, O God, may it protect me.”
6 tn The Hebrew noun יָתוֹם (yatom) refers to one who has lost his father (not necessarily his mother, see Ps 109:9). Because they were so vulnerable and were frequently exploited, fatherless children are often mentioned as epitomizing the oppressed (see Pss 10:14; 68:5; 94:6; 146:9; as well as Job 6:27; 22:9; 24:3, 9; 29:12; 31:17, 21).
7 tn Heb “and he subdued with suffering their heart.”
8 tn Heb “according to your word.”