Mazmur 27:12

27:12 Do not turn me over to my enemies, ¹ 

for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me. ² 

Mazmur 86:14

86:14 O God, arrogant men attack me; ³ 

a gang ⁴  of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life. ⁵ 

[27:12]  ¹ tn Heb “do not give me over to the desire of my enemies.”

[27:12]  ² tn Heb “for they have risen up against me, lying witnesses and a testifier of violence.” The form יָפֵחַ (yafeakh) is traditionally understood as a verb meaning “snort, breathe out”: “for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty” (KJV; cf. BDB 422 s.v.). A better option is to take the form as a noun meaning “a witness” (or “testifier”). See Prov 6:19; 12:17; 14:5, 25; 19:5, 9, and Hab 2:3.

[86:14]  ³ tn Heb “rise up against me.”

[86:14]  ⁴ tn Or “assembly.”

[86:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “seek my life and do not set you before them.” See Ps 54:3.