Mazmur 59:8

59:8 But you, O Lord, laugh in disgust at them; ¹ 

you taunt ²  all the nations.

Mazmur 10:12

10:12 Rise up, Lord! ³ 

O God, strike him down! ⁴ 

Do not forget the oppressed!

[59:8]  ¹ sn Laugh in disgust. See Pss 2:4; 37:13.

[59:8]  ² tn Or “scoff at”; or “deride”; or “mock” (see Ps 2:4).

[10:12]  ³ sn Rise up, O Lord! The psalmist’s mood changes from lament to petition and confidence.

[10:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “lift up your hand.” Usually the expression “lifting the hand” refers to praying (Pss 28:2; 134:2) or making an oath (Ps 106:26), but here it probably refers to “striking a blow” (see 2 Sam 18:28; 20:21). Note v. 15, where the psalmist asks the Lord to “break the arm of the wicked.” A less likely option is that the psalmist is requesting that the Lord declare by oath his intention to intervene.