Mazmur 2:2

2:2 The kings of the earth ¹  form a united front; ² 

the rulers collaborate ³ 

against the Lord and his anointed king. ⁴ 

Mazmur 14:3

14:3 Everyone rejects God; ⁵ 

they are all morally corrupt. ⁶ 

None of them does what is right, ⁷ 

not even one!

Mazmur 41:9

41:9 Even my close friend ⁸  whom I trusted,

he who shared meals with me, has turned against me. ⁹ 

Mazmur 44:9

44:9 But ¹⁰  you rejected and embarrassed us!

You did not go into battle with our armies. ¹¹ 

Mazmur 74:8

74:8 They say to themselves, ¹² 

“We will oppress all of them.” ¹³ 

They burn down all the places where people worship God in the land. ¹⁴ 

Mazmur 90:4

90:4 Yes, ¹⁵  in your eyes a thousand years

are like yesterday that quickly passes,

or like one of the divisions of the nighttime. ¹⁶ 

Mazmur 125:5

125:5 As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path, ¹⁷ 

may the Lord remove them, ¹⁸  along with those who behave wickedly! ¹⁹ 

May Israel experience peace! ²⁰ 

[2:2]  ¹ sn The expression kings of the earth refers somewhat hyperbolically to the kings who had been conquered by and were subject to the Davidic king.

[2:2]  ² tn Or “take their stand.” The Hebrew imperfect verbal form describes their action as underway.

[2:2]  ³ tn Or “conspire together.” The verbal form is a Niphal from יָסַד (yasad). BDB 413-14 s.v. יָסַד defines the verb as “establish, found,” but HALOT 417 s.v. II יסד proposes a homonym meaning “get together, conspire” (an alternate form of סוּד, sud).

[2:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “and against his anointed one.” The Davidic king is the referent (see vv. 6-7).

[14:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “everyone turns aside.”

[14:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “together they are corrupt.”

[14:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “there is none that does good.”

[41:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “man of my peace.” The phrase here refers to one’s trusted friend (see Jer 38:22; Obad 7).

[41:9]  ⁹ tn Heb “has made a heel great against me.” The precise meaning of this phrase, which appears only here, is uncertain.

[41:9]  sn The language of this verse is applied to Judas Iscariot in John 13:18.

[44:9]  ¹⁰ tn The particle אַף (’af, “but”) is used here as a strong adversative contrasting the following statement with what precedes.

[44:9]  ¹¹ tn Heb “you did not go out with our armies.” The prefixed verbal form is a preterite (without vav [ו] consecutive).

[74:8]  ¹² tn Heb “in their heart.”

[74:8]  ¹³ tc Heb “[?] altogether.” The Hebrew form נִינָם (ninam) is problematic. It could be understood as the noun נִין (nin, “offspring”) but the statement “their offspring altogether” would make no sense here. C. A. Briggs and E. G. Briggs (Psalms [ICC], 2:159) emends יָחַד (yakhad, “altogether”) to יָחִיד (yakhid, “alone”) and translate “let their offspring be solitary” (i.e., exiled). Another option is to understand the form as a Qal imperfect first common plural from יָנָה (yanah, “to oppress”) with a third masculine plural pronominal suffix, “we will oppress them.” However, this verb, when used in the finite form, always appears in the Hiphil. Therefore, it is preferable to emend the form to the Hiphil נוֹנֵם (nonem, “we will oppress them”).

[74:8]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “they burn down all the meeting places of God in the land.”

[90:4]  ¹⁵ tn Or “for.”

[90:4]  ¹⁶ sn The divisions of the nighttime. The ancient Israelites divided the night into distinct periods, or “watches.”

[125:5]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and the ones making their paths twisted.” A sinful lifestyle is compared to a twisting, winding road.

[125:5]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “lead them away.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive of prayer here (note the prayers directly before and after this). Another option is to translate, “the Lord will remove them” (cf. NIV, NRSV).

[125:5]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “the workers of wickedness.”

[125:5]  ²⁰ tn Heb “peace [be] upon Israel.” The statement is understood as a prayer (see Ps 122:8 for a similar prayer for peace).