81:12 I gave them over to their stubborn desires; 1
they did what seemed right to them. 2
5:10 Condemn them, 3 O God!
May their own schemes be their downfall! 4
Drive them away 5 because of their many acts of insurrection, 6
for they have rebelled against you.
1 tn Heb “and I sent him away in the stubbornness of their heart.”
2 tn Heb “they walked in their counsel.” The prefixed verbal form is either preterite (“walked”) or a customary imperfect (“were walking”).
3 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.
4 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.
5 tn Or “banish them.”
6 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).