Mazmur 45:16

45:16 Your ¹  sons will carry ²  on the dynasty of your ancestors; ³ 

you will make them princes throughout the land.

Mazmur 140:9

140:9 As for the heads of those who surround me –

may the harm done by ⁴  their lips overwhelm them!

[45:16]  ¹ tn The pronoun is second masculine singular, indicating the king is being addressed from this point to the end of the psalm.

[45:16]  ² tn The prefixed verbal form could be taken as jussive and the statement interpreted as a prayer, “May your sons carry on the dynasty of your ancestors!” The next line could then be taken as a relative clause, “[your sons] whom you will make princes throughout the land.”

[45:16]  ³ tn Heb “in place of your fathers will be your sons.”

[140:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “harm of their lips.” The genitive here indicates the source or agent of the harm.