Psalms 35:4

35:4 May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated!

May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

Psalms 70:2-3

70:2 May those who are trying to take my life

be embarrassed and ashamed!

May those who want to harm me

be turned back and ashamed!

70:3 May those who say, “Aha! Aha!”

be driven back and disgraced!

Psalms 129:5

129:5 May all who hate Zion

be humiliated and turned back!

Isaiah 42:17

42:17 Those who trust in idols

will turn back and be utterly humiliated,

those who say to metal images, ‘You are our gods.’”


tn The four prefixed verbal forms in this verse are understood as jussives. The psalmist is calling judgment down on his enemies. See also the distinct jussive form in v. 6.

tn Heb “may they be embarrassed and ashamed, the ones seeking my life.” Ps 40:14 has “together” after “ashamed,” and “to snatch it away” after “my life.”

tn The four prefixed verbal forms in this verse are understood as jussives. The psalmist is calling judgment down on his enemies.

tn The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive in this imprecation.

tn Heb “May they be turned back according to their shame, those who say, ‘Aha! Aha!’” Ps 40:15 has the verb “humiliated” instead of “turned back” and adds “to me” after “say.”

tn Heb “be ashamed with shame”; ASV, NASB “be utterly put to shame.”