Mazmur 52:2

52:2 Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; ¹ 

it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver. ² 

Mazmur 64:2

64:2 Hide me from the plots of evil men,

from the crowd of evildoers. ³ 

Mazmur 107:22

107:22 Let them present thank offerings,

and loudly proclaim what he has done! ⁴ 

Mazmur 143:5

143:5 I recall the old days; ⁵ 

I meditate on all you have done;

I reflect on your accomplishments. ⁶ 

[52:2]  ¹ tn Heb “destruction your tongue devises.”

[52:2]  ² tn Heb “like a sharpened razor, doer of deceit.” The masculine participle עָשָׂה (’asah) is understood as a substantival vocative, addressed to the powerful man.

[64:2]  ³ tn Heb “workers of wickedness.”

[107:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “and let them proclaim his works with a ringing cry.”

[143:5]  ⁵ tn Or “ancient times”; Heb “days from before.”

[143:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “the work of your hands.”