Psalms 7:14

7:14 See the one who is pregnant with wickedness,

who conceives destructive plans,

and gives birth to harmful lies – ¹ 

Psalms 36:3

36:3 The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful;

he does not care about doing what is wise and right. ² 

Psalms 59:2

59:2 Deliver me from evildoers! ³ 

Rescue me from violent men! ⁴ 

Psalms 64:2

64:2 Hide me from the plots of evil men,

from the crowd of evildoers. ⁵ 

Psalms 66:18

66:18 If I had harbored sin in my heart, ⁶ 

the Lord would not have listened.

Psalms 94:4

94:4 They spew out threats ⁷  and speak defiantly;

all the evildoers boast. ⁸ 

Psalms 119:133

119:133 Direct my steps by your word! ⁹ 

Do not let any sin dominate me!

Psalms 141:9

141:9 Protect me from the snare they have laid for me,

and the traps the evildoers have set. ¹⁰ 

[7:14]  ¹ tn Heb “and he conceives harm and gives birth to a lie.”

[36:3]  ² tn Heb “he ceases to exhibit wisdom to do good.” The Hiphil forms are exhibitive, indicating the outward expression of an inner attitude.

[59:2]  ³ tn Heb “from the workers of wickedness.”

[59:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “from men of bloodshed.”

[64:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “workers of wickedness.”

[66:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “sin if I had seen in my heart.”

[94:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “they gush forth [words].”

[94:4]  ⁷ tn The Hitpael of אָמַר (’amar) occurs only here (and perhaps in Isa 61:6).

[119:133]  ⁷ tn God’s “word” refers here to his law (see v. 11).

[141:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “and the traps of the doers of evil.”