149:6 May they praise God
while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand, 1
115:7 hands, but cannot touch,
feet, but cannot walk.
They cannot even clear their throats. 2
1 tn Heb “[May] praises of God [be] in their throat, and a two-edged sword in their hand.”
2 tn Heb “they cannot mutter in their throats.” Verse 5a refers to speaking, v. 7c to inarticulate sounds made in the throat (see M. Dahood, Psalms [AB], 3:140-41).