Psalms 41:8

41:8 They say, ¹ 

‘An awful disease ²  overwhelms him, ³ 

and now that he is bed-ridden he will never recover.’ ⁴ 

Psalms 50:22

50:22 Carefully consider this, you who reject God! ⁵ 

Otherwise I will rip you to shreds ⁶ 

and no one will be able to rescue you.

[41:8]  ¹ tn The words “they say” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation to make it clear that v. 8 contains a quotation of what the psalmist’s enemies say about him (see v. 7a).

[41:8]  ² tn Heb “thing of worthlessness.” In Ps 101:3 the phrase refers to evil deeds in general, but here it appears to refer more specifically to the illness that plagues the psalmist.

[41:8]  ³ tn Heb “is poured out on him.” The passive participle of יָצַק (yatsaq) is used.

[41:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he who lies down will not again arise.”

[50:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “[you who] forget God.” “Forgetting God” here means forgetting about his commandments and not respecting his moral authority.

[50:22]  ⁶ sn Elsewhere in the psalms this verb is used (within a metaphorical framework) of a lion tearing its prey (see Pss 7:2; 17:12; 22:13).