Mazmur 22:7

22:7 All who see me taunt ¹  me;

they mock me ²  and shake their heads. ³ 

Mazmur 59:11

59:11 Do not strike them dead suddenly,

because then my people might forget the lesson. ⁴ 

Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down,

O Lord who shields us! ⁵ 

Mazmur 59:15

59:15 They wander around looking for something to eat;

they refuse to sleep until they are full. ⁶ 

[22:7]  ¹ tn Or “scoff at, deride, mock.”

[22:7]  ² tn Heb “they separate with a lip.” Apparently this refers to their verbal taunting.

[22:7]  ³ sn Shake their heads. Apparently this refers to a taunting gesture. See also Job 16:4; Ps 109:25; Lam 2:15.

[59:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “do not kill them, lest my people forget.”

[59:11]  sn My people might forget the lesson. Swift, sudden destruction might be quickly forgotten. The psalmist wants God’s judgment to be prolonged so that it might be a continual reminder of divine justice.

[59:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “make them roam around by your strength and bring them down, O our shield, the Lord.”

[59:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “if they are not full, they stay through the night.”