Psalms 2:4

2:4 The one enthroned ¹  in heaven laughs in disgust; ² 

the Lord taunts ³  them.

Psalms 52:6

52:6 When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe,

and will mock the evildoer, saying: ⁴ 

Psalms 37:13

37:13 The Lord laughs in disgust ⁵  at them,

for he knows that their day is coming. ⁶ 

Psalms 59:8

59:8 But you, O Lord, laugh in disgust at them; ⁷ 

you taunt ⁸  all the nations.

Psalms 104:26

104:26 The ships travel there,

and over here swims the whale ⁹  you made to play in it.

[2:4]  ¹ tn Heb “sitting.” The Hebrew verb יָשַׁב (yashav) is here used metonymically of “sitting enthroned” (see Pss 9:7; 29:10; 55:19; 102:12; 123:1).

[2:4]  ² tn As the next line indicates, this refers to derisive laughter. The Hebrew imperfect verbal forms in vv. 4-5 describe the action from the perspective of an eyewitness who is watching the divine response as it unfolds before his eyes.

[2:4]  ³ tn Or “scoffs at”; “derides”; “mocks.”

[52:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the godly will see and will fear and at him will laugh.”

[37:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “laughs.” As the next line indicates, this refers to derisive laughter (see 2:4). The Hebrew imperfect verbal form describes the action from the perspective of an eye-witness who is watching the divine response as it unfolds before his eyes.

[37:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “for he sees that his day is coming.” As the following context makes clear (vv. 15, 17, 19-20), “his day” refers to the time when God will destroy evildoers.

[59:8]  ¹⁰ sn Laugh in disgust. See Pss 2:4; 37:13.

[59:8]  ¹¹ tn Or “scoff at”; or “deride”; or “mock” (see Ps 2:4).

[104:26]  ¹³ tn Heb “[and] this Leviathan, [which] you formed to play in it.” Elsewhere Leviathan is a multiheaded sea monster that symbolizes forces hostile to God (see Ps 74:14; Isa 27:1), but here it appears to be an actual marine creature created by God, probably some type of whale.