78:33 So he caused them to die unsatisfied 1
and filled with terror. 2
86:7 In my time of trouble I cry out to you,
for you will answer me.
109:8 May his days be few! 3
May another take his job! 4
1 tn Heb “and he ended in vanity their days.”
2 tn Heb “and their years in terror.”
3 tn The prefixed verbal forms (except those with vav [ו] consecutive) in vv. 8-20 are taken as jussives of prayer. Note the distinct jussive forms used in vv. 12-13, 15, 19.
4 tn The Hebrew noun פְּקֻדָּה (pÿquddah) can mean “charge” or “office,” though BDB 824 s.v. suggests that here it refers to his possessions.