Psalms 37:12

37:12 Evil men plot against the godly ¹ 

and viciously attack them. ² 

Psalms 80:10

80:10 The mountains were covered by its shadow,

the highest cedars ³  by its branches.

Psalms 132:16

132:16 I will protect her priests, ⁴ 

and her godly people will shout exuberantly. ⁵ 

[37:12]  ¹ tn Or “innocent.” The singular is used here in a representative sense; the typical evildoer and the typical godly individual are in view.

[37:12]  ² tn Heb “and gnashes at him with his teeth” (see Ps 35:16). The language may picture the evil men as wild animals. The active participles in v. 12 are used for purposes of dramatic description.

[80:10]  ³ tn Heb “cedars of God.” The divine name אֵל (’al, “God”) is here used in an idiomatic manner to indicate the superlative.

[132:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “and her priests I will clothe [with] deliverance.”

[132:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “[with] shouting they will shout.” The infinitive absolute is used to emphasize the verb.