Mazmur 38:11

38:11 Because of my condition, ¹  even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; ² 

my neighbors stand far away. ³ 

Mazmur 101:4

101:4 I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; ⁴ 

I will not permit ⁵  evil.

Mazmur 119:150

119:150 Those who are eager to do ⁶  wrong draw near;

they are far from your law.

Mazmur 119:155

119:155 The wicked have no chance for deliverance, ⁷ 

for they do not seek your statutes.

Mazmur 139:19

139:19 If only ⁸  you would kill the wicked, O God!

Get away from me, you violent men! ⁹ 

[38:11]  ¹ tn Or “wound,” or “illness.”

[38:11]  ² tn Heb “stand [aloof].”

[38:11]  ³ tn Heb “and the ones near me off at a distance stand.”

[101:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “a perverse heart will turn aside from me.” The adjective עִקֵּשׁ (’iqqesh) has the basic nuance “twisted; crooked” and by extension refers to someone or something that is morally perverse (see Ps 18:26). It appears frequently in the Book of Proverbs, where it is used of evil people (22:5), speech (8:8; 19:1), thoughts (11:20; 17:20), and life styles (2:15; 28:6).

[101:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “know.” The king will not willingly allow perverse individuals to remain in his royal court.

[119:150]  ⁶ tn Heb “those who pursue.”

[119:155]  ⁷ tn Heb “far from the wicked [is] deliverance.”

[139:19]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew particle אִם (’im, “if”) and following prefixed verbal form here express a wish (see Pss 81:8; 95:7, as well as GKC 321 §109.b).

[139:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “men of bloodshed.”