Mazmur 40:15

40:15 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”

be humiliated ¹  and disgraced! ² 

Mazmur 141:10

141:10 Let the wicked fall ³  into their ⁴  own nets,

while I escape. ⁵ 

Mazmur 140:9

140:9 As for the heads of those who surround me –

may the harm done by ⁶  their lips overwhelm them!

[40:15]  ¹ tn The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive in this imprecation.

[40:15]  ² tn Heb “May they be humiliated according to their shame, those who say to me, ‘Aha! Aha!’”

[141:10]  ³ tn The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive of prayer. Another option is to translate, “the wicked will fall.”

[141:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “his.”

[141:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “at the same [that] I, until I pass by.” Another option is to take יַחַד (yakhad) with the preceding line, “let the wicked fall together into their own nets.”

[140:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “harm of their lips.” The genitive here indicates the source or agent of the harm.