Psalms 35:26

35:26 May those who want to harm me be totally embarrassed and ashamed! ¹ 

May those who arrogantly taunt me be covered with shame and humiliation! ² 

Psalms 109:29

109:29 My accusers will be covered ³  with shame,

and draped in humiliation as if it were a robe.

Psalms 132:18

132:18 I will humiliate his enemies, ⁴ 

and his crown will shine.

Psalms 132:1

Psalm 132 ⁵ 

A song of ascents. ⁶ 

132:1 O Lord, for David’s sake remember

all his strenuous effort, ⁷ 

Psalms 5:5

5:5 Arrogant people cannot stand in your presence; ⁸ 

you hate ⁹  all who behave wickedly. ¹⁰ 

[35:26]  ¹ tn Heb “may they be embarrassed and ashamed together, the ones who rejoice over my harm.”

[35:26]  ² tn Heb “may they be clothed with shame and humiliation, the ones who magnify [themselves] against me.” The prefixed verbal forms in v. 26 are understood as jussives (see vv. 24b-25, where the negative particle אַל (’al) appears before the prefixed verbal forms, indicating they are jussives). The psalmist is calling down judgment on his enemies.

[109:29]  ³ tn Heb “clothed.” Another option is to translate the prefixed verbal forms in this line and the next as jussives (“may my accusers be covered with shame”).

[132:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “his enemies I will clothe [with] shame.”

[132:1]  ⁵ sn Psalm 132. The psalmist reminds God of David’s devotion and of his promises concerning David’s dynasty and Zion.

[132:1]  ⁶ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[132:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “all his affliction.” This may refer to David’s strenuous and tireless efforts to make provision for the building of the temple (see 1 Chr 22:14). Some prefer to revocalize the text as עַנַוָתוֹ (’anavato, “his humility”).

[5:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “before your eyes.”

[5:5]  ⁹ sn You hate. The Lord “hates” the wicked in the sense that he despises their wicked character and deeds and actively opposes and judges them for their wickedness. See Ps 11:5.

[5:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “all the workers of wickedness.”