Psalms 18:38

18:38 I beat them ¹  to death; ² 

they fall at my feet. ³ 

Psalms 69:23

69:23 May their eyes be blinded! ⁴ 

Make them shake violently! ⁵ 

[18:38]  ¹ tn Or “smash them.” 2 Sam 22:39 reads, “and I wiped them out and smashed them.”

[18:38]  ² tn Heb “until they are unable to rise.” 2 Sam 22:39 reads, “until they do not rise.”

[18:38]  ³ sn They fall at my feet. For ancient Near Eastern parallels, see O. Keel, The Symbolism of the Biblical World, 294-97.

[69:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “may their eyes be darkened from seeing.”

[69:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “make their hips shake continually.”