Mazmur 101:4

101:4 I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; ¹ 

I will not permit ²  evil.

Mazmur 115:13

115:13 He will bless his loyal followers, ³ 

both young and old. ⁴ 

[101:4]  ¹ tn Heb “a perverse heart will turn aside from me.” The adjective עִקֵּשׁ (’iqqesh) has the basic nuance “twisted; crooked” and by extension refers to someone or something that is morally perverse (see Ps 18:26). It appears frequently in the Book of Proverbs, where it is used of evil people (22:5), speech (8:8; 19:1), thoughts (11:20; 17:20), and life styles (2:15; 28:6).

[101:4]  ² tn Heb “know.” The king will not willingly allow perverse individuals to remain in his royal court.

[115:13]  ³ tn Heb “the fearers of the Lord.”

[115:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “the small along with the great.” The translation assumes that “small” and “great” here refer to age (see 2 Chr 15:13). Another option is to translate “both the insignificant and the prominent” (see Job 3:19; cf. NEB “high and low alike”).