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Psalm 59:3
New English Translation
Psalm 59:3
New English Translation
3 For look, they wait to ambush me;[a]
powerful men stalk[b] me,
but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O Lord.[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 59:3 tn Heb “my life.”
- 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.
- 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.
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