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For look, they wait to ambush me;[a]
powerful men stalk[b] me,
but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O Lord.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 59:3 tn Heb “my life.”
  2. Psalm 59:3 tn The Hebrew verb is from the root גּוּר (gur), which means “to challenge, attack” in Isa 54:15 and “to stalk” (with hostile intent) in Ps 56:8.
  3. Psalm 59:3 sn The point is that the psalmist’s enemies have no justifiable reason for attacking him. He has neither rebelled or sinned against the Lord.

See how they lie in wait for me!
    Fierce men conspire(A) against me
    for no offense or sin of mine, Lord.

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