Psalms 35:4

35:4 May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated!

May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed! ¹ 

Psalms 70:2-3

70:2 May those who are trying to take my life

be embarrassed and ashamed! ² 

May those who want to harm me

be turned back and ashamed! ³ 

70:3 May those who say, “Aha! Aha!”

be driven back ⁴  and disgraced! ⁵ 

Psalms 129:5

129:5 May all who hate Zion

be humiliated and turned back!

Isaiah 42:17

42:17 Those who trust in idols

will turn back and be utterly humiliated, ⁶ 

those who say to metal images, ‘You are our gods.’”

[35:4]  ¹ tn The four prefixed verbal forms in this verse are understood as jussives. The psalmist is calling judgment down on his enemies. See also the distinct jussive form in v. 6.

[70:2]  ² tn Heb “may they be embarrassed and ashamed, the ones seeking my life.” Ps 40:14 has “together” after “ashamed,” and “to snatch it away” after “my life.”

[70:2]  ³ tn The four prefixed verbal forms in this verse are understood as jussives. The psalmist is calling judgment down on his enemies.

[70:3]  ⁴ tn The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive in this imprecation.

[70:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “May they be turned back according to their shame, those who say, ‘Aha! Aha!’” Ps 40:15 has the verb “humiliated” instead of “turned back” and adds “to me” after “say.”

[42:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “be ashamed with shame”; ASV, NASB “be utterly put to shame.”