59:12 They speak sinful words. 1
So let them be trapped by their own pride
and by the curses and lies they speak!
62:4 They 2 spend all their time planning how to bring him 3 down. 4
They love to use deceit; 5
they pronounce blessings with their mouths,
but inwardly they utter curses. 6 (Selah)
1 tn Heb “the sin of their mouth [is] the word of their lips.”
2 tn That is, the psalmist’s enemies addressed in the previous verse.
3 tn That is, the generic “man” referred to in the previous verse.
4 tn Heb “only from his lofty place [or perhaps, “dignity”] they plan to drive [him] away.”
5 tn Heb “they delight [in] a lie.”
6 sn The enemies use deceit to bring down their victim. They make him think they are his friends by pronouncing blessings upon him, but inwardly they desire his demise.