Mazmur 120:6

120:6 For too long I have had to reside

with those who hate ¹  peace.

Mazmur 114:5

114:5 Why do you flee, O sea?

Why do you turn back, O Jordan River?

Mazmur 147:17

147:17 He throws his hailstones ²  like crumbs.

Who can withstand the cold wind he sends? ³ 

[120:6]  ¹ 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.

[147:17]  ² tn Heb “his ice.”

[147:17]  ³ tn Heb “Before his cold, who can stand?”