Mazmur 10:7

10:7 His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; ¹ 

his tongue injures and destroys. ² 

Mazmur 22:12

22:12 Many bulls ³  surround me;

powerful bulls of Bashan ⁴  hem me in.

[10:7]  ¹ tn Heb “[with] a curse his mouth is full, and lies and injury.”

[10:7]  ² tn Heb “under his tongue are destruction and wickedness.” The words translated “destruction and wickedness” are also paired in Ps 90:10. They also appear in proximity in Pss 7:14 and 55:10.

[22:12]  ³ sn The psalmist figuratively compares his enemies to dangerous bulls.

[22:12]  ⁴ sn Bashan, located east of the Jordan River, was well-known for its cattle. See Ezek 39:18; Amos 4:1.