Mazmur 111:2

111:2 The Lord’s deeds are great,

eagerly awaited ¹  by all who desire them.

Mazmur 120:6

120:6 For too long I have had to reside

with those who hate ²  peace.

Mazmur 129:5

129:5 May all who hate Zion

be humiliated and turned back!

Mazmur 135:18

135:18 Those who make them will end up ³  like them,

as will everyone who trusts in them.

[111:2]  ¹ tn Heb “sought out.”

[120:6]  ² tn The singular participial form probably has a representative function here. The psalmist envisions the typical hater of peace who represents the entire category of such individuals.

[135:18]  ³ tn Heb “will be.” Another option is to take the prefixed verbal form as a prayer, “may those who make them end up like them.”

[135:18]  sn Because the idols are lifeless, they cannot help their worshipers in times of crisis. Consequently the worshipers end up as dead as the gods in which they trust.