Mazmur 34:13

34:13 Then make sure you don’t speak evil words ¹ 

or use deceptive speech! ² 

Mazmur 35:24

35:24 Vindicate me by your justice, O Lord my God!

Do not let them gloat ³  over me!

Mazmur 119:37

119:37 Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! ⁴ 

Revive me with your word! ⁵ 

Mazmur 119:43

119:43 Do not completely deprive me of a truthful testimony, ⁶ 

for I await your justice.

Mazmur 119:133

119:133 Direct my steps by your word! ⁷ 

Do not let any sin dominate me!

Mazmur 140:8

140:8 O Lord, do not let the wicked have their way! ⁸ 

Do not allow their ⁹  plan to succeed when they attack! ¹⁰  (Selah)

[34:13]  ¹ tn Heb “guard your tongue from evil.”

[34:13]  ² tn Heb “and your lips from speaking deception.”

[35:24]  ³ tn Heb “rejoice.”

[119:37]  ⁴ tn Heb “Make my eyes pass by from looking at what is worthless.”

[119:37]  ⁵ tn Heb “by your word.”

[119:43]  ⁶ tn Heb “do not snatch from my mouth a word of truth to excess.” The psalmist wants to be able to give a reliable testimony about the Lord’s loyal love (vv. 41-42), but if God does not intervene, the psalmist will be deprived of doing so, for the evidence of such love (i.e., deliverance) will be lacking.

[119:133]  ⁷ tn God’s “word” refers here to his law (see v. 11).

[140:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “do not grant the desires of the wicked.”

[140:8]  ⁹ tn Heb “his.” The singular is used in a representative sense (see v. 1).

[140:8]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “his plot do not promote, they rise up.” The translation understands the final verb as being an unmarked temporal clause. Another option is to revocalize the verb as a Hiphil and take the verb with the next verse, “those who surround me lift up [their] head,” which could refer to their proud attitude as they anticipate victory (see Ps 27:6).