5:10 Condemn them, 1 O God!
May their own schemes be their downfall! 2
Drive them away 3 because of their many acts of insurrection, 4
for they have rebelled against you.
25:7 Do not hold against me 5 the sins of my youth 6 or my rebellious acts!
Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor, O Lord! 7
1 tn Heb “declare/regard them as guilty.” Declaring the psalmist’s adversaries guilty is here metonymic for judging them or paying them back for their wrongdoing.
2 tn Heb “may they fall from their plans.” The prefixed verbal form is a jussive, expressing an imprecation. The psalmist calls judgment down on the evildoers. Their plans will be their downfall in that God will judge them for their evil schemes.
3 tn Or “banish them.”
4 tn The Hebrew noun used here, פֶּשַׁע (pesha’), refers to rebellious actions. The psalmist pictures his enemies as rebels against God (see the next line).
5 tn Heb “do not remember,” with the intention of punishing.
6 sn That is, the sins characteristic of youths, who lack moral discretion and wisdom.
7 tn Heb “according to your faithfulness, remember me, you, for the sake of your goodness, O