27:12 Do not turn me over to my enemies, 1
for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me. 2
86:14 O God, arrogant men attack me; 3
a gang 4 of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life. 5
1 tn Heb “do not give me over to the desire of my enemies.”
2 tn Heb “for they have risen up against me, lying witnesses and a testifier of violence.” The form יָפֵחַ (yafeakh) is traditionally understood as a verb meaning “snort, breathe out”: “for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty” (KJV; cf. BDB 422 s.v.). A better option is to take the form as a noun meaning “a witness” (or “testifier”). See Prov 6:19; 12:17; 14:5, 25; 19:5, 9, and Hab 2:3.
3 tn Heb “rise up against me.”
4 tn Or “assembly.”
5 tn Heb “seek my life and do not set you before them.” See Ps 54:3.