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Psalm 38:19-21
New English Translation
Psalm 38:19-21
New English Translation
19 But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous;[a]
those who hate me without cause outnumber me.[b]
20 They repay me evil for the good I have done;
though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.[c]
21 Do not abandon me, O Lord.
My God, do not remain far away from me.
Footnotes
- Psalm 38:19 tn Heb “and my enemies, life, are many.” The noun חַיִּים (khayyim, “life”) fits very awkwardly here. The translation assumes an emendation to חִנָּם (khinnam, “without reason”; note the parallelism with שֶׁקֶר [sheqer, “falsely”] and see Pss 35:19; 69:4; Lam 3:52). The verb עָצַם (ʿatsam) can sometimes mean “are strong,” but here it probably focuses on numerical superiority (note the parallel verb רָבַב, ravav, “be many”).
- Psalm 38:19 tn Heb “are many.”
- Psalm 38:20 tn Heb “the ones who repay evil instead of good accuse me, instead of my pursuing good.”
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