Mazmur 121:6

121:6 The sun will not harm you by day,

or the moon by night. ¹ 

Mazmur 7:16

7:16 He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans ² 

and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head. ³ 

[121:6]  ¹ sn One hardly thinks of the moon’s rays as being physically harmful, like those of the sun. The reference to the moon may simply lend poetic balance to the verse, but it is likely that the verse reflects an ancient, primitive belief that the moon could have an adverse effect on the mind (note the English expression “moonstruck,” which reflects such a belief). Another possibility is that the sun and moon stand by metonymy for harmful forces characteristic of the day and night, respectively.

[7:16]  ² tn Heb “his harm [i.e., the harm he conceived for others, see v. 14] returns on his head.”

[7:16]  ³ tn Heb “and on his forehead his violence [i.e., the violence he intended to do to others] comes down.”