Isaiah 59:3

59:3 For your hands are stained with blood

and your fingers with sin;

your lips speak lies,

your tongue utters malicious words.

Psalms 62:4

62:4 They ¹  spend all their time planning how to bring him ²  down. ³ 

They love to use deceit; ⁴ 

they pronounce blessings with their mouths,

but inwardly they utter curses. ⁵  (Selah)

[62:4]  ¹ tn That is, the psalmist’s enemies addressed in the previous verse.

[62:4]  ² tn That is, the generic “man” referred to in the previous verse.

[62:4]  ³ tn Heb “only from his lofty place [or perhaps, “dignity”] they plan to drive [him] away.”

[62:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “they delight [in] a lie.”

[62:4]  ⁵ sn The enemies use deceit to bring down their victim. They make him think they are his friends by pronouncing blessings upon him, but inwardly they desire his demise.