Psalms 68:23

68:23 so that your feet may stomp ¹  in their blood,

and your dogs may eat their portion of the enemies’ corpses.” ² 

Psalms 41:9

41:9 Even my close friend ³  whom I trusted,

he who shared meals with me, has turned against me. ⁴ 

Psalms 106:5

106:5 so I may see the prosperity ⁵  of your chosen ones,

rejoice along with your nation, ⁶ 

and boast along with the people who belong to you. ⁷ 

Psalms 49:3

49:3 I will declare a wise saying; ⁸ 

I will share my profound thoughts. ⁹ 

Psalms 69:27

69:27 Hold them accountable for all their sins! ¹⁰ 

Do not vindicate them! ¹¹ 

Psalms 25:14

25:14 The Lord’s loyal followers receive his guidance, ¹² 

and he reveals his covenantal demands to them. ¹³ 

Psalms 55:14

55:14 We would share personal thoughts with each other; ¹⁴ 

in God’s temple we would walk together among the crowd.

Psalms 145:7

145:7 They will talk about the fame of your great kindness, ¹⁵ 

and sing about your justice. ¹⁶ 

Psalms 141:4

141:4 Do not let me have evil desires, ¹⁷ 

or participate in sinful activities

with men who behave wickedly. ¹⁸ 

I will not eat their delicacies. ¹⁹ 

[68:23]  ¹ tc Some (e.g. NRSV) prefer to emend מָחַץ (makhats, “smash; stomp”; see v. 21) to רָחַץ (rakhats, “bathe”; see Ps 58:10).

[68:23]  ² tn Heb “[and] the tongue of your dogs from [the] enemies [may eat] its portion.”

[41:9]  ³ tn Heb “man of my peace.” The phrase here refers to one’s trusted friend (see Jer 38:22; Obad 7).

[41:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “has made a heel great against me.” The precise meaning of this phrase, which appears only here, is uncertain.

[106:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “good.”

[106:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “in order that [I may] rejoice with the rejoicing of your nation.”

[106:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “with your inheritance.”

[49:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “my mouth will speak wisdom.” According to BDB 315 s.v. חָכְמָה the plural חָכְמוֹת (khokhmot, “wisdom”) indicates degree or emphasis here.

[49:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “and the meditation of my heart [i.e., mind] is understanding.” The Hebrew term הָגוּת (hagut, “meditation”), derived from הָגָה (hagah, “to recite quietly; to meditate”), here refers to thoughts that are verbalized (see the preceding line). The plural form תְבוּנוֹת (tÿvunot, “understanding”) indicates degree or emphasis (see GKC 397-98 §124.e).

[69:27]  ⁹ tn Heb “place sin upon their sin.”

[69:27]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “let them not come into your vindication.”

[25:14]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the advice of the Lord belongs to those who fear him.”

[25:14]  ¹² tn Heb “and his covenant, to make them know.”

[55:14]  ¹³ tn Heb “who together we would make counsel sweet.” The imperfect verbal forms here and in the next line draw attention to the ongoing nature of the actions (the so-called customary use of the imperfect). Their relationship was characterized by such intimacy and friendship. See IBHS 502-3 §31.2b.

[145:7]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “the fame of the greatness of your goodness.”

[145:7]  ¹⁶ tn The prefixed verbal forms in v. 7 are understood as imperfects, indicating how the psalmist expects his audience to respond to his praise. Another option is to take the forms as jussives, indicating the psalmist’s wish, “may they talk…and sing.”

[141:4]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “do not turn my heart toward an evil thing.”

[141:4]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “to act sinfully in practices in wickedness with men, doers of evil.”

[141:4]  ¹⁹ sn Their delicacies. This probably refers to the enjoyment that a sinful lifestyle appears to offer.