Mazmur 119:21

119:21 You reprimand arrogant people.

Those who stray from your commands are doomed. ¹ 

Mazmur 119:69

119:69 Arrogant people smear my reputation with lies, ² 

but I observe your precepts with all my heart.

Mazmur 119:78

119:78 May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me! ³ 

But I meditate on your precepts.

Mazmur 119:85

119:85 The arrogant dig pits to trap me, ⁴ 

which violates your law. ⁵ 

Mazmur 119:122

119:122 Guarantee the welfare of your servant! ⁶ 

Do not let the arrogant oppress me!

[119:21]  ¹ tn Heb “accursed.” The traditional punctuation of the Hebrew text takes “accursed” with the previous line (“arrogant, accursed ones”), but it is preferable to take it with the second line as the predicate of the statement.

[119:69]  ² tn Heb “smear over me a lie.”

[119:78]  ³ tn Heb “for [with] falsehood they have denied me justice.”

[119:85]  ⁴ tn Heb “for me.”

[119:85]  ⁵ tn Heb “which [is] not according to your law.”

[119:122]  ⁶ tn Heb “be surety for your servant for good.”