Mazmur 35:5-6

35:5 May they be ¹  like wind-driven chaff,

as the Lord’s angel ²  attacks them! ³ 

35:6 May their path be ⁴  dark and slippery,

as the Lord’s angel chases them!

Mazmur 70:3

70:3 May those who say, “Aha! Aha!”

be driven back ⁵  and disgraced! ⁶ 

Mazmur 109:14

109:14 May his ancestors’ ⁷  sins be remembered by the Lord!

May his mother’s sin not be forgotten! ⁸ 

[35:5]  ¹ tn The prefixed verbal form is taken as a jussive. See v. 4.

[35:5]  ² sn See the mention of the Lord’s angel in Ps 34:7.

[35:5]  ³ tn Heb “as the Lord’s angel pushes [them].”

[35:6]  ⁴ tn The prefixed verbal form is distinctly jussive, indicating this is a prayer.

[70:3]  ⁵ tn The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive in this imprecation.

[70:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “May they be turned back according to their shame, those who say, ‘Aha! Aha!’” Ps 40:15 has the verb “humiliated” instead of “turned back” and adds “to me” after “say.”

[109:14]  ⁷ tn Or “fathers’ sins.”

[109:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “not be wiped out.”

[109:14]  sn According to ancient Israelite theology and its doctrine of corporate solidarity and responsibility, children could be and often were punished for the sins of their parents. For a discussion of this issue see J. Kaminsky, Corporate Responsibility in the Hebrew Bible (JSOTSup). (Kaminsky, however, does not deal with Ps 109.)