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Psalms 89:46

Context

89:46 How long, O Lord, will this last?

Will you remain hidden forever? 1 

Will your anger continue to burn like fire?

Psalms 90:13

Context

90:13 Turn back toward us, O Lord!

How long must this suffering last? 2 

Have pity on your servants! 3 

1 tn Heb “How long, O Lord, will hide yourself forever?”

2 tn Heb “Return, O Lord! How long?”

3 tn Elsewhere the Niphal of נָחַם (nakham) + the preposition עַל (’al) + a personal object has the nuance “be comforted concerning [the personal object’s death]” (see 2 Sam 13:39; Jer 31:15). However, here the context seems to demand “feel sorrow for,” “have pity on.” In Deut 32:36 and Ps 135:14, where “servants” is also the object of the preposition, this idea is expressed with the Hitpael form of the verb.



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