Mazmur 12:6
Konteks12:6 The Lord’s words are absolutely reliable. 1
They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground,
where it is thoroughly refined. 2
Mazmur 17:4
Konteks17:4 As for the actions of people 3 –
just as you have commanded,
I have not followed in the footsteps of violent men. 4
[12:6] 1 tn Heb “the words of the
[12:6] 2 tn Heb “[like] silver purified in a furnace of [i.e., “on”] the ground, refined seven times.” The singular participle מְזֻקָּק (mÿzuqqaq, “refined”) modifies “silver.” The number seven is used rhetorically to express the thorough nature of the action. For other rhetorical/figurative uses of שִׁבְעָתָיִם (shiv’atayim, “seven times”), see Gen 4:15, 24; Ps 79:12; Prov 6:31; Isa 30:26.
[17:4] 3 tn Heb “with regard to the deeds of man[kind].”
[17:4] 4 tn Heb “by the word of your lips, I, I have watched the paths of the violent” (i.e., “watched” in the sense of “watched for the purpose of avoiding”).