Mazmur 64:3-4

64:3 They ¹  sharpen their tongues like a sword;

they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge, ² 

64:4 in order to shoot down the innocent ³  in secluded places.

They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation. ⁴ 

Mazmur 123:3-4

123:3 Show us favor, O Lord, show us favor!

For we have had our fill of humiliation, and then some. ⁵ 

123:4 We have had our fill ⁶ 

of the taunts of the self-assured,

of the contempt of the proud.

[64:3]  ¹ tn Heb “who.” A new sentence was started here in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[64:3]  ² tn Heb “a bitter word.”

[64:4]  ³ tn The psalmist uses the singular because he is referring to himself here as representative of a larger group.

[64:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “and are unafraid.” The words “of retaliation” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[123:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “for greatly we are filled [with] humiliation.”

[123:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “greatly our soul is full to it.”