Mazmur 109:27

109:27 Then they will realize ¹  this is your work, ² 

and that you, Lord, have accomplished it.

Mazmur 115:8

115:8 Those who make them will end up ³  like them,

as will everyone who trusts in them.

Mazmur 135:18

135:18 Those who make them will end up ⁴  like them,

as will everyone who trusts in them.

[109:27]  ¹ tn After the preceding imperative, the prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose or result.

[109:27]  ² tn Heb “that your hand [is] this.”

[115:8]  ³ tn Heb “will be.” Another option is to take the prefixed verbal form as a prayer, “may those who make them end up like them.”

[115:8]  sn Because the idols are lifeless, they cannot help their worshipers in times of crisis. Consequently the worshipers end up as dead as the gods in which they trust.

[135:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “will be.” Another option is to take the prefixed verbal form as a prayer, “may those who make them end up like them.”

[135:18]  sn Because the idols are lifeless, they cannot help their worshipers in times of crisis. Consequently the worshipers end up as dead as the gods in which they trust.