Mazmur 78:2

78:2 I will sing a song that imparts wisdom;

I will make insightful observations about the past. ¹ 

Mazmur 109:11

109:11 May the creditor seize ²  all he owns!

May strangers loot his property! ³ 

[78:2]  ¹ tn Heb “I will open with a wise saying my mouth, I will utter insightful sayings from long ago.” Elsewhere the Hebrew word pair חִידָה+מָשָׁל (mashal + khidah) refers to a taunt song (Hab 2:6), a parable (Ezek 17:2), proverbial sayings (Prov 1:6), and an insightful song that reflects on the mortality of humankind and the ultimate inability of riches to prevent death (Ps 49:4).

[109:11]  ² tn Heb “lay snares for” (see Ps 38:12).

[109:11]  ³ tn Heb “the product of his labor.”