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Psalm 109:25-27
New English Translation
Psalm 109:25-27
New English Translation
25 I am disdained by them.[a]
When they see me, they shake their heads.[b]
26 Help me, O Lord my God.
Because you are faithful to me, deliver me.[c]
27 Then they will realize[d] this is your work,[e]
and that you, Lord, have accomplished it.
Footnotes
- Psalm 109:25 tn Heb “as for me, I am a reproach to them.”
- Psalm 109:25 sn They shake their heads. Apparently shaking the head was a taunting gesture. See also Job 16:4; Ps 22:7; Lam 2:15.
- Psalm 109:26 tn Heb “deliver me according to your faithfulness.”
- Psalm 109:27 tn After the preceding imperative, the prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose or result.
- Psalm 109:27 tn Heb “that your hand [is] this.”
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