Psalms 69:12

69:12 Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me;

drunkards mock me in their songs. ¹ 

Psalms 110:7

110:7 From the stream along the road he drinks;

then he lifts up his head. ² 

[69:12]  ¹ tn Heb “the mocking songs of the drinkers of beer.”

[110:7]  ² tn Here the expression “lifts up the head” refers to the renewed physical strength and emotional vigor (see Ps 3:3) provided by the refreshing water. For another example of a victorious warrior being energized by water in the aftermath of battle, see Judg 15:18-19 (see also 1 Sam 30:11-12, where the setting is different, however).