Mazmur 18:37

18:37 I chase my enemies and catch ¹  them;

I do not turn back until I wipe them out.

Mazmur 109:12

109:12 May no one show him kindness! ² 

May no one have compassion ³  on his fatherless children!

Mazmur 119:119

119:119 You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. ⁴ 

Therefore I love your rules. ⁵ 

[18:37]  ¹ tn 2 Sam 22:38 reads “destroy.”

[109:12]  ² tn Heb “may there not be for him one who extends loyal love.”

[109:12]  ³ tn Perhaps this refers to being generous (see Ps 37:21).

[119:119]  ⁴ sn Traditionally “dross” (so KJV, ASV, NIV). The metaphor comes from metallurgy; “slag” is the substance left over after the metallic ore has been refined.

[119:119]  ⁵ sn As he explains in the next verse, the psalmist’s fear of judgment motivates him to obey God’s rules.