Psalms 106:26

106:26 So he made a solemn vow ¹ 

that he would make them die ²  in the desert,

Psalms 106:46

106:46 He caused all their conquerors ³ 

to have pity on them.

Psalms 9:12

9:12 For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; ⁴ 

he did not overlook ⁵  their cry for help ⁶ 

[106:26]  ¹ tn Heb “and he lifted his hand to [or “concerning”] them.” The idiom “to lift a hand” here refers to swearing an oath. One would sometimes solemnly lift one’s hand when making such a vow (see Ezek 20:5-6, 15).

[106:26]  ² tn Heb “to cause them to fall.”

[106:46]  ³ tn Or “captors.”

[9:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “for the one who seeks shed blood remembered them.” The idiomatic expression “to seek shed blood” seems to carry the idea “to seek payment/restitution for one’s shed blood.” The plural form דָּמִים (damim, “shed blood”) occurs only here as the object of דָּרַשׁ (darash); the singular form דָּם (dam, “blood”) appears with the verb in Gen 9:5; 42:22; Ezek 33:6. “Them,” the pronominal object of the verb “remembered,” refers to the oppressed, mentioned specifically in the next line, so the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “did not forget.”

[9:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “the cry for help of the oppressed.” In this context the “oppressed” are the psalmist and those he represents, whom the hostile nations have threatened.