Mazmur 6:8

6:8 Turn back from me, all you who behave wickedly, ¹ 

for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping! ² 

Mazmur 9:3

9:3 When my enemies turn back,

they trip and are defeated ³  before you.

Mazmur 37:27

37:27 Turn away from evil! Do what is right! ⁴ 

Then you will enjoy lasting security. ⁵ 

Mazmur 55:11

55:11 Disaster is within it;

violence ⁶  and deceit do not depart from its public square.

Mazmur 139:19

139:19 If only ⁷  you would kill the wicked, O God!

Get away from me, you violent men! ⁸ 

[6:8]  ¹ tn Heb “all [you] workers of wickedness.” See Ps 5:5.

[6:8]  ² sn The Lord has heard. The psalmist’s mood abruptly changes because the Lord responded positively to the lament and petition of vv. 1-7 and promised him deliverance.

[9:3]  ³ tn Or “perish”; or “die.” The imperfect verbal forms in this line either emphasize what typically happens or describe vividly the aftermath of a recent battle in which the Lord defeated the psalmist’s enemies.

[37:27]  ⁴ tn Or “Do good!” The imperatives are singular (see v. 1).

[37:27]  ⁵ tn Heb “and dwell permanently.” The imperative with vav (ו) is best taken here as a result clause after the preceding imperatives.

[55:11]  ⁶ tn Or “injury, harm.”

[139:19]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew particle אִם (’im, “if”) and following prefixed verbal form here express a wish (see Pss 81:8; 95:7, as well as GKC 321 §109.b).

[139:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “men of bloodshed.”