Psalms 31:13

31:13 For I hear what so many are saying, ¹ 

the terrifying news that comes from every direction. ² 

When they plot together against me,

they figure out how they can take my life.

Psalms 31:18

31:18 May lying lips be silenced –

lips ³  that speak defiantly against the innocent ⁴ 

with arrogance and contempt!

[31:13]  ¹ tn Heb “the report of many.”

[31:13]  ² tn Heb “the terror from all around.”

[31:18]  ³ tn Heb “the [ones which].”

[31:18]  ⁴ tn Or “godly.”