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Psalms 55:21

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55:21 His words are as smooth as butter, 1 

but he harbors animosity in his heart. 2 

His words seem softer than oil,

but they are really like sharp swords. 3 

Psalms 104:15

Context

104:15 as well as wine that makes people feel so good, 4 

and so they can have oil to make their faces shine, 5 

as well as food that sustains people’s lives. 6 

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[55:21]  1 tn Heb “the butter-like [words] of his mouth are smooth.” The noun מַחְמָאֹת (makhmaot, “butter-like [words]”) occurs only here. Many prefer to emend the form to מֵחֶמְאָה (mekhemah, from [i.e., “than”] butter”), cf. NEB, NRSV “smoother than butter.” However, in this case “his mouth” does not agree in number with the plural verb חָלְקוּ (kholqu, “they are smooth”). Therefore some further propose an emendation of פִּיו (piv, “his mouth”) to פָּנָיו (panayv, “his face”). In any case, the point seems to that the psalmist’s former friend spoke kindly to him and gave the outward indications of friendship.

[55:21]  2 tn Heb “and war [is in] his heart.”

[55:21]  3 tn Heb “his words are softer than oil, but they are drawn swords.”

[104:15]  4 tn Heb “and wine [that] makes the heart of man happy.”

[104:15]  5 tn Heb “to make [the] face shine from oil.” The Hebrew verb צָהַל (tsahal, “to shine”) occurs only here in the OT. It appears to be an alternate form of צָהַר (tsahar), a derivative from צָהָרִים (tsaharim, “noon”).

[104:15]  6 tn Heb “and food [that] sustains the heart of man.”



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