Psalms 118:19

118:19 Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple! ¹ 

I will enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.

Psalms 37:14

37:14 Evil men draw their swords

and prepare their bows,

to bring down ²  the oppressed and needy,

and to slaughter those who are godly. ³ 

Psalms 109:2

109:2 For they say cruel and deceptive things to me;

they lie to me. ⁴ 

[118:19]  ¹ tn Heb “the gates of justice.” The gates of the Lord’s temple are referred to here, as v. 20 makes clear. They are called “gates of justice” because they are the entrance to the just king’s palace. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[37:14]  ² tn Heb “to cause to fall.”

[37:14]  ³ tn Heb “the upright in way,” i.e., those who lead godly lives.

[109:2]  ³ tn Heb “for a mouth of evil and a mouth of deceit against me they open, they speak with me [with] a tongue of falsehood.”