80:5 You have given them tears as food; 1
you have made them drink tears by the measure. 2
112:9 He generously gives 3 to the needy;
his integrity endures. 4
He will be vindicated and honored. 5
120:3 How will he severely punish you,
you deceptive talker? 6
1 tn Heb “you have fed them the food of tears.”
2 tn Heb “[by] the third part [of a measure].” The Hebrew term שָׁלִישׁ (shalish, “third part [of a measure]”) occurs only here and in Isa 40:12.
3 tn Heb “he scatters, he gives.”
4 tn Heb “stands forever.”
5 tn Heb “his horn will be lifted up in honor.” The horn of an ox underlies the metaphor (see Deut 33:17; 1 Kgs 22:11; Ps 92:10). The horn of the wild ox is frequently a metaphor for military strength; the idiom “exalt/lift up the horn” signifies military victory (see 1 Sam 2:10; Pss 89:17, 24; 92:10; Lam 2:17).
5 tn Heb “What will he give to you, and what will he add to you, O tongue of deception?” The psalmist addresses his deceptive enemies. The